Maklaks Nordic Loop

Oregon

Oregon

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4.5 mi

Distance

1,762 ft

Gain

2h 1m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Deschutes 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.

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Why you'll love it

Out & back

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Maklaks Nordic Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,762 ft
Elevation loss
1,762 ft
Highest point
5,304 ft
Lowest point
4,774 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Maklaks Nordic Out-and-back is an 8.94-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 1,762 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,304 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,774 ft
High point
5,304 ft
Total climbing
1,762 ft
Total descent
1,762 ft
Steepest stretch
12% grade around mile 4.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
8.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Odell Lake-East, OR weather station, 0.6 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan35° high20° low10 days with snow
  2. Feb38° high21° low9 days with snow
  3. Mar42° high24° low8 days with snow
  4. Apr46° high28° low4 days with snow
  5. May55° high34° low1 days with snow
  6. Jun63° high38° low
  7. Jul73° high44° low
  8. Aug74° high42° low
  9. Sep68° high36° low
  10. Oct55° high30° low1 days with snow
  11. Nov41° high26° low6 days with snow
  12. Dec34° high20° low10 days with snow

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Deschutes National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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