Kinzel Lake
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.0 mi
Distance
2,382 ft
Gain
1h 40m
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
3 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.
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Kinzel Lake
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Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,382 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,382 ft
- Highest point
- 4,342 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,722 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
KINZEL LAKE is a 4.06-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 2,382 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,342 feet.
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