Todd Lake and Broken Top
- Easy (around Todd Lake)
- 1.7-mile loop
- 100 feet elevation gain
- Open early July to early November
- Moderate (to Broken Top crater)
- 5.8 miles round trip
- 1420 feet elevation gain
- Open August to mid-October
There’s something for everyone at Broken Top. A kid-friendly loop around Todd Lake starts from an easily accessible trailhead. A spectacularly scenic trail climbs to a glacial lake—but the dirt road to the trailhead is spectacularly rough.
Drive the Cascade Lakes Highway west of Bend …
This chapter is an excerpt from 100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Central Oregon Cascades.