Oregon trails · Pacific Crest Trail - Wif2
Pacific Crest Trail - Wif2
A 12.0-mile network in Oregon, with 618 ft of climbing. Reaches Island Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 732 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Island Lake (lake)
- S Lake (lake)
- Desane Lake (lake)
- Merrill Lake (lake)
- Dumbbell Lake (lake)
- Moody Lake (lake)
- Mac Lake (lake)
- Horseshoe Lake (lake)
- Ledge Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 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 12.0-mile route takes roughly 4 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:15 a.m. — 8 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Horse Lake + Island Meadow + PACIFIC CREST TRAIL - WIF2 — 11.3 mi loop, 782 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mink Lake — 1.3 mi
- Metolius-Windigo — 6.5 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail_Def — 6.6 mi
- Mcbee — 7.9 mi