Bull Run Watershed Management Unit

Pacific Crest Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,293 ft · 6 hr 5 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 2,293 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,435 – 4,505 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1800-100 45.42737, -121.79662
Nearest town Lost Lake Resort, OR

Directions

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Pacific Crest Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,293 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Elevation 3,436–4,505 ft

Out & Back · Bull Run Watershed Management Unit

Trailhead: Forest Road 1800-100 · 45.42737, -121.79662

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 42° · precip 54% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  3. 7.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 7.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F42°
Precip54%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity66%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 25% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 24% rain2 PM: 32% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 55°44° 40%
Sun 58°45° 62%
Mon 61°43° 35%
Tue 73°46°
Wed 81°54°
Thu 72°54° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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