Oregon trails · Pct: Def Bend South

Pct: Def Bend South

A 5.0-mile network in Oregon, with 516 ft of climbing. Reaches Blaze Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

5.0 mi

Elevation gain

516 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

16%

Steepest mile

+305 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.4 mi

Shape

network

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the final third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 3.4 and mile 5.1.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

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

Getting there

IRISH & TAYLOR — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 1 h 52 min drive (47 mi, 7 of them unpaved) from Bend. 43.80880, -121.96338 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:20 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 5.0-mile route takes roughly 2 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:26 a.m. — 8 h 59 min before sunset.