Oregon trails · Snow Lakes
Snow Lakes
A 6.4-mile out-and-back in Oregon, with 808 ft of climbing. Reaches Snow Lakes and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 4.2 and mile 6.4.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Snow Lakes (lake)
- Martin Lake (lake)
- Trapper Lake (lake)
- Deep Lake (lake)
- Heavenly Twin Lakes (lake)
- Tsuga Lake (lake)
- Margurette Lake (lake)
- Lake Land (lake)
- Wind Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:03 a.m., the sun rises at 6:32 a.m. and sets at 7:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:13 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.7-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:04 p.m. — 7 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Sky Lakes + Isherwood Trail + Snow Lakes — 7.3 mi loop, 177 ft gain
- South Rock Creek + Snow Lakes + Isherwood — 7.4 mi loop, 614 ft gain
- Snow Lakes + Isherwood + Sky Lakes — 7.4 mi loop, 223 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Blue Canyon — 5.8 mi