Oregon trails · Lowder Mountain
Lowder Mountain
A 10.2-mile network in Oregon, with 3,583 ft of climbing. Reaches Tipsoo Butte and other summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 62% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 3.4. It gives back about 2,110 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Tipsoo Butte (summit)
- Yankee Mountain (summit)
- Lowder Mountain (summit)
Getting there
LOWDER/WALKER TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 41 min drive (59 mi) from Eugene. 44.10336, -122.22019 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:53 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:55 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.2-mile route takes roughly 5 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:57 p.m. — 5 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lowder Mountain + Walker Creek — 15.1 mi loop, 7,136 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mckenzie River National Recreation Trail — 8.6 mi
- Mcbee — 15.2 mi
- Alpine — 18.4 mi
- Mink Lake — 19.8 mi