Oregon trails · Pacific Crest Trail_Def

Pacific Crest Trail_Def

A 15.5-mile network in Oregon, with 516 ft of climbing. Reaches Cougar Flat and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

15.5 mi

Elevation gain

516 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

18%

Steepest mile

+182 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.9 mi

Shape

network

Horses

yes

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 7.6 and mile 15.3. It gives back about 918 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Cougar Flat (lake)
Blaze Lake (lake)
Stormy Lake (lake)
Jezebel Lake (lake)
Riffle Lake (lake)
Brahma Lake (lake)
Irish Lake (lake)
Pocket Lake (lake)

Getting there

IRISH & TAYLOR — parking nearby, restroom, water. 43.80880, -121.96338 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:00 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:15 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.5-mile route takes roughly 6 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:29 p.m. — 7 h 16 min before sunset.