Summit Lake Trail
Oregon
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2.6 mi
Distance
2,674 ft
Gain
1h 14m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Wallowa-Whitman 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
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Summit Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,674 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,674 ft
- Highest point
- 7,528 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,220 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Summit Lake Trail is a 5.14-mile out-and-back hike in Oregon with 2,674 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,528 feet.
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