Horse Lake & PCT Loop Hike

11.7 miles of hiking • 1250' elevation gain •

This was a last minute decision, to visit Horse Lake and spend some time on the PCT. I thought it would be more interesting to make it into a loop hike too. This turned out to be a great decision as there were very few hikers on the trail, except around Horse Lake. We also had the good fortune to meet two PCT through hikers (SheepWagon & Fuego) that had flipped, and were heading south to Ashland (from Santiam Pass). They flipped because the Sierras were forecasted to have very cold night time temps, so they decided to hike a portion of Oregon and then complete the Sierras, and then head north from Santiam Pass to Canada.