Veda Lake and Cliff–Veda Lake, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,295 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Veda Lake and Cliff–Veda Lake, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Government Camp, OR. The route passes Veda Lake and Cliff before reaching Veda Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,295 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Veda Lake and Cliff–Veda Lake, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,295 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 4,169–4,807 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Eureka Peak Trailhead · 45.26404, -121.75859
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sherar Burn Road, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp right onto Veda Lake Trail #673, heading NE.
- 1.2 miPass Veda Lake.
- 50 ftReach Veda Lake and Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Sherar Burn Road, heading E.
- 2 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Eureka Peak Trailhead Trailhead
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- Sherar Burn Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 433 ft
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