Oregon · Hiking · Near Sisters

Eagle Rock Loop

Eagle Rock LoopPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3.0 mi
round trip
226 ft
climb
3,355 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Jun, Aug–Sep
best months

Is Eagle Rock Loop open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Deschutes National Forest. It doesn't name Eagle Rock Loop, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Deschutes National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Eagle Rock Loop is a 3-mile out-and-back hike on natural trail surface in the Sisters Ranger District of Deschutes National Forest in Oregon, managed by the Forest Service. The loop reaches a high point of 3,355 feet, with the start at 3,334 feet, and the climb totals about 226 feet round trip. The trail is rated moderate, and its steepest stretch comes at about 0.7 miles in, where the grade reaches 4%. The route is open year-round, and the trip takes about an hour. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Sisters show July highs around 86°F and lows near 43°F, while September cools to highs around 76°F with lows in the mid-30s. Bikes and horses are both allowed on the trail. Eagle Rock, a climbing area, sits just 0.3 miles away, and Eagle Rock Trail and the Boneyard Connector are each about 0.4 miles off. Whychus Creek, roughly 3.5 miles away, offers canoeing.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Sisters RV Park

    Campground

    Campground · 2.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Three Creeks Brewing Company

    Brewery

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Art Gallery Dyrk Godby

    Gallery

    In town

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Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · May–Jun, Aug–Sep

    Best time to visit Eagle Rock Loop

    Best months: May–June and August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      41° / 21°

    2. Feb

      44° / 22°

    3. Mar

      51° / 25°

    4. Apr

      57° / 29°

    5. May

      66° / 34°

    6. Jun

      74° / 39°

    7. Jul

      86° / 43°

    8. Aug

      85° / 42°

    9. Sep

      76° / 36°

    10. Oct

      61° / 29°

    11. Nov

      47° / 25°

    12. Dec

      39° / 20°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sisters, OR, 2 mi away at 3,180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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