| |
Difficulty |
How to Find |
Markings |
Length |
Vertical Drop |
Notes |
| Rim
Village Area |
| West Rim
Road |
easy |
west side
of Rim Village area at snow ramp |
unmarked,
but follows unplowed roadway |
6.1 miles
to North Junction |
|
good views
of the lake; often windy and icy |
| Hemlock
Loop |
moderate |
snow ramp
in Rim Village parking area |
blue
diamonds on trees and orange poles |
2 miles |
|
rolling
hills; more sheltered than West Rim Road |
| Raven Trail |
difficult |
east of
lodge in open bowl leading into woods |
blue
diamonds, difficult to follow |
1 mile |
600 feet |
trail ends
near Park Headquarters, can connect to East Rim Road |
| Dutton
Creek / PCT / Annie Springs Trail |
difficult |
about 50
yards south of West Rim Road snow ramp |
blue
diamonds, arrows, older red / orange blazes |
4.5 miles |
1000 feet,
mostly in first mile |
trail ends
at Mazama Village or Highway 62 |
| Lightning
Springs |
difficult |
branches
off West Rim Road two miles from Rim Village |
blue
diamonds |
4 miles to
PCT, 9.6 miles to Dutton Creek |
1300 feet |
connects to
PCT / Dutton Creek |
| Park
Headquarters Area |
| East Rim
Road |
moderate |
snow ramps
near Park Headquarters |
unmarked,
but follows unplowed roadway |
3 miles to
Vidae Falls, 4.5 miles to Sun Notch, 9 miles to Kerr
Notch |
|
no view of
lake until Sun Notch |
| Crater Peak
Trail |
moderate to
base of peak, difficult thereafter |
branches
off East Rim Road to the south, 2.3 miles from
Headquarters |
blue
diamonds on trees, older red / orange blazes |
2.5 miles
one way |
600 foot
climb to the peak from East Rim Road |
last 0.7
miles very steep through trees; trail not marked to peak |
| Greyback
Trail |
moderate |
branches
off East Rim Road to the east, 3.0 miles from
Headquarters, just past Vidae Falls |
red /
orange blazes on trees, follows unplowed roadway;
difficult to follow in first half mile |
4.8 miles
one way |
250 foot
climb, followed by 800 foot loss (west to east) |
used very
little |
| Mazama
Village |
easy |
at Entrance
Station, 3 miles south of Headquarters |
|
|
|
good
beginner ski trail; views of Annie Creek Canyon |
