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Marion Mountain Hike has Lakes, Mountains and Waterfalls

July 17th, 2024 by Bend Premier Real Estate

Marion Mountain Hike has it All in Central Oregon

Past Santiam Pass off Hwy 22 over the bridge at Marion Forks is the turn off to the trail head for Marion Lake/Mountain. Hikers have to travel over 5 miles down a paved, then decent gravel road to the trail head and must present a forest pass to hike the trail. Once past the trail head, hikers climb two miles through old growth forest until they reach Lake Ann, accessing the lake shore over a stone covered creek which flows from the lake. The trail skirts the end of Lake Ann and after a half a mile, reaches Marion Lake.

The trail splits here. Hikers wishing to take the path next to Marion Lake can do so, and others wishing to bypass the lake and travel on to either Marion Falls or Marion Mountain can do that. The path to Marion Mountain connects again with the path next to the lake, but past the lake the path steepens as hikers gain elevation hiking up Marion Mountain. There are scattered open areas (complete with the remnants of forest fires) and forested areas as the remaining miles to the top of the mountain are climbed. At the top of the mountain the views of Mt Jefferson and Three Fingered Jack are wonderful. The viewpoint is on a narrow rocky outcrop with steep drop-offs on each side. On July 13, 2024, butterflies and summer wildflowers were abundant.

On the hike back to the trail head, an unmarked path near the Marion Lake junction leads to Marion Falls. Hikers to the falls have to traverse over and around downed trees and a very steep path to get to Marion Falls. However, seeing the falls up close is wonderful. There is another steeper path to access the lower falls which adventurous hikers can take. The negative of seeing the falls up close is the steep path - which has to be climbed to get out and back to the main path back to the trail head. All in all, the total distance traveled was over 11 miles with over 2200 feet of elevation gain.

Categories: Great Oregon Hikes

Tags: Central Oregon Hikes, Places to See in Central Oregon, Why We Love Central Oregon, Hiking Central Oregon

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