Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
Pacific Crest Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,228 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Bull Run Watershed Management Unit near Lost Lake Resort, OR. It climbs 2,228 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,228 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Elevation 3,514–4,505 ft
Out & Back · Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
Trailhead: Forest Road 1800-050 · 45.42835, -121.80045
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 42° · precip 54% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Forest Road 1800-050, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 7.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 7.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 1800-050, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~149 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Forest Road 1800-050 Trailhead
- Lost Lake–Huckleberry Mountain Trail #617, 3 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,206 ft
- Buck Peak & Buck Peak Trail #615 via Pacific Crest Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,439 ft
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