Lost Creek Trail
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.1 mi
Distance
2,367 ft
Gain
2h 40m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 10 h ago · oldest 10 h
caution: Agency alerts
6 active alerts in Umatilla National Forest; most severe: Phase A Public Use Restrictions
USFSPosted Sep 10 · checked 10 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 61°F / low 34°F, 20% precip — 87/100 for hike
OpenWeather10 h ago
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Lost Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,367 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,367 ft
- Highest point
- 7,454 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,909 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Lost Creek Trail is a 10.12-mile out-and-back hike in Oregon with 2,367 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,454 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,909 ft
- High point
- 7,454 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,367 ft
- Total descent
- 2,367 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 28% grade around mile 2.1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 10 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- North Fork John Day Ranger District · Ranger district
- Umatilla National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork John Day Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Wake and Personal Watercraft Prohibition on Olive Lake
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Olive Lake CgCamping0.9 mi
- Saddle Camp TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Saddle Camp - Lost Creek tie trailHiking1.2 mi
- Lake CreekCanoeing2.6 mi
- Lost Lake TrailHiking3 mi
- Miners RetreatCamping4 mi
- Caretakers CabinCamping4 mi
- Clear CreekCanoeing4.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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