Wahtum Lake–Scout Lake Loop, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Wahtum Lake–Scout Lake Loop, 4 sights is a 4-mile loop in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route passes Scout Lake, Wahtum Lake and Wahtum Lake. It climbs 721 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Wahtum Lake–Scout Lake Loop, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 3,744–4,348 ft
Loop · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Wahtum Lake Trailhead · 45.57724, -121.79284
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 56% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road 1310-660, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Scout Lake.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miPass Wahtum Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Wahtum Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wahtum Express Trail #406J, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wahtum Horse Trail #406H, heading SE.
- 100 ftThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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