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Oregon trails · Red Lake

Red Lake

A 5.3-mile out-and-back in Oregon, with 1,747 ft of climbing. Reaches Top Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length
5.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,747 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
27%
Steepest mile
+762 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.9 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

3,621 – 5,368 ft12345

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.8.

Reaches

Getting there

Red Lake access — parking nearby. 44.82128, -121.87301 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:58 a.m., the sun rises at 6:28 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:16 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.7-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:10 p.m. — 7 h 36 min before sunset.

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