Shining Lake
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.4 mi
Distance
2,704 ft
Gain
1h 58m
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Shining Lake
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,704 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,704 ft
- Highest point
- 4,848 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,968 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Shining Lake is an out-and-back trail in Oregon that is 8.86 miles round-trip and gains 2,704 feet of elevation. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,848 feet.
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