Oregon trails · Jim Weaver Loop(Waldo Lake)
A 19.6-mile out-and-back in Oregon, with 313 ft of climbing. Reaches Elbow Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,039 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
WAHANNA — parking nearby. 43.76893, -122.05179 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:00 a.m., the sun rises at 6:30 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:15 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 52 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.