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brstdoc
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Date:
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26 Feb 2006 4:56:51 PM
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Activity:
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Not Specified
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State:
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Oregon (OR)
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Distance:
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28.33 mi
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Elevation:
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Total Gain: 6990 ft
Total Loss: 6645 ft
Net Change: 344 ft
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Difficulty:
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5 / 10
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Tags:
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Oregon, Bend, Camping
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Rating:
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Unrated
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Circumnavigate South Sister, a snowy volcanic crater patched with glaciers and old lava fields, as you connect alpine lakes on this 29.9-mile camping loop.
TO TRAILHEAD: From Bend, take US 20 NW to Sisters. Turn L onto OR 242, then L onto FR 15. After 7.1 mi., stay L @ Y, then follow to Pole Creek trailhead.
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SSL01
| Dist: 28.33 mi |
Points: 1033 |
Calories: none |
| Time: none |
Speed: 0.0 mph |
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Bend: South Sister Loop
SSL001
Location: 44.183128°, -121.705399°
Begin hiking S from parking lot
SSL002
Location: 44.163410°, -121.708397°
Cross log bridge, then turn L @ T
SSL003
Location: 44.116550°, -121.704803°
R @ fork to Green Lakes. Keep quiet?the creek-riddled land ahead in Three Sisters Wilderness is a wildlife haven
SSL004
Location: 44.082291°, -121.727798°
Veer R around S Green Lake, then swing S on Green Lakes Trail
SSL005
Location: 44.054062°, -121.740196°
Turn L @ T and climb to Moraine Lake, fore-
ground for South Sister, 3rd highest Oregon peak at 10,358 ft.
SSL006
Location: 44.059891°, -121.764297°
Stay L, passing two summit trails on R. Tip: Basecamp near here for early, nontechnical summit attempt
SSL007
Location: 44.059952°, -121.808998°
Turn R onto Pacifi c Crest Trail
SSL008
Location: 44.079491°, -121.818001°
Cross icicle-cold Mesa Creek; soak feet in glacier-fed stream
SSL009
Location: 44.113201°, -121.810097°
From small, pristine lake, bushwhack R, roughly following dry bed of Separation Creek
SSL010
Location: 44.116661°, -121.802498°
Keep bushwhacking from small lake SE 1 mi., then merge with trail
SSL011
Location: 44.119141°, -121.782303°
Follow intermittent trail through rocky washout; keep hiking E, then skirt S side of Chambers Lakes
SSL012
Location: 44.133171°, -121.760002°
Pass Camp Lake; good camp spot. Go to lake?s NE corner to find trail
SSL013
Location: 44.147861°, -121.737396°
Cross silty runoff from Hayden Glacier and end loop @ WPT 2. Turn L; return to trailhead
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