Maklaks Nordic Loop

Oregon

Oregon

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9.0 mi

Distance

560 ft

Gain

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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.

  • Outside any avalanche forecast zone

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Maklaks Nordic Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
9.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,270 ft
Elevation loss
1,270 ft
Highest point
5,274 ft
Lowest point
4,765 ft

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About this route

Maklaks Nordic Loop is a 9.00-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 1,052 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.

Facts about this route

The climb

Starts at
4,774 ft
High point
5,274 ft
Total climbing
1,270 ft
Total descent
1,270 ft
Steepest stretch
12% grade around mile 4.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
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

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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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