DIRECTIONS: Take the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway. The trailhead is at close to the northernmost point of this loop highway, and is the Devil's Lake Trailheadcreate
SUMMARY: Trail is the same as for hiking South Sister Mountain. Can also do a loop around the lake and up a valley to connect with the South Sister trail farther along.create
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Moraine Lake (oregon)
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Aug 18, 2017
We recently made a quick trip down to Oregon for some hiking and relaxation. We slept at the Devil's Lake trailhead to wake up early the next day for our first hike. We got a little bit later of a start than we wanted, but started heading up towards South Sister Mountain. Beautiful clear day for a hike, especially because it was relatively smoke-free, and as we got up higher we could see that there was smoke from wildfires in much of the surrounding area.
Due to the late-ish start, it becoming scorchingly hot and also wanting to explore Bend, OR a bit after the hike, we only did about half of South Sister and then headed back down to Moraine Lake to chill out for awhile. Still a great trek and views from Moraine Lake and everywhere along the trail were awesome.