Elk Lake Creek
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
8.4 mi
Distance
3,762 ft
Gain
4h 3m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Mt. Hood National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Elk Lake Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 8.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,762 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,762 ft
- Highest point
- 3,886 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,446 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Elk Lake Creek is a 16.72-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 3,762 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,886 feet.
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