Todd Lake and Broken Top

Broken Top from Todd Lake

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 : Central Oregon Cascades