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