20 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,500 ft of climbing · 5,420 ft–5,730 ft · native material surface · trail No. 3590 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike
Campgrounds
Along the wayNorth Waldo Campground
TrailheadJim Weaver Loop Trailhead (Waldo Lake Trail) 5,462 ft Drive there
Jim Weaver Loop Trailhead (Waldo Lake Trail) the Forest Service's write-up
This Trailhead provides access for Jim Weaver Loop Trail (Waldo Lake Trail).
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.