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Revision as of 22:42, 2 June 2014
- Start point: Frazier Trailhead
- End point: Frazier Trailhead
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Loop
- Distance: 7.7 miles round trip
- Elevation gain: 1500 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Seasons: June through October
- Family Friendly: yes
- Backpackable:yes
- Crowded: no
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Hike Description
Find the Serene Lake Trail on the right, near the tall Frazier Turnaround sign. The trail loses 400 feet of elevation in the first 0.8 mile. At that point you will reach a junction where a short 0.2 mile side trail on the left takes you to Middle Rock Lake. There is a nice campsite there.
Back on the main trail you will quickly come to a side trail on the right that goes down to Lower Rock Lake where you'll find another nice campsite.
Hiking on you'll soon cross the outlet stream for Middle Rock Lake, which is actually the South Fork Roaring River. After two miles you'll reach Serene Lake where you'll find nice campsites on both the east and west shore.
From Serene Lake the trail climbs up to the junction with the Grouse Point Trail. Here you'll turn left. In about 0.8 mile you'll reach a clifftop viewpoint overlooking Serene Lake. On a clear day you can see Mt. Hood here as well.
The trail loses about 500 feet of elevation over the next mile as you descend to Cache Meadow where wildflowers bloom in early summer. You'll reach a junction where the Cache Meadow Trail heads southwest down to Road 140. You'll stay on the main trail, which heads east, then turns northeast. The trail climbs for a mile and meets up with an old road, which you'll follow one mile back to the trailhead.
Maps
- Maps: Hike Finder
Trip Reports
- Search Trip Reports for Serene Lake
Related Discussions / Q&A
- Search Trail Q&A for Serene Lake
Guidebooks that cover this hike
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington, 4th edition by William Sullivan
More Links
- Serene Lake Trail information from Mt. Hood National Forest
- Grouse Point Trail information from Mt. Hood National Forest
Contributors
- justpeachy (creator)