50 mi of trail, end to end · about 8,100 ft of climbing · 4,320 ft–6,892 ft · native material surface · trail No. 2000 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31
TrailheadPacific Crest Trailhead at Big Lake 4,686 ft Drive there
Pacific Crest Trailhead - Santiam Pass the Forest Service's write-up
$5/vehicle/day
Trail head for the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail at Santiam Pass.
Restrictions The trail is open to foot and horse (or other pack stock) travel only. Bicycles and motorized vehicles are not permitted. <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5097165">Wilderness regulations</a> apply to all sections traversing designated wilderness areas.
Pacific Crest Trailhead at Big Lake the Forest Service's write-up
Pacific Crest Trailhead at Big Lake provides access to the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 .
Restrictions The trail is open to foot and horse (or other pack stock) travel only. Bicycles and motorized vehicles are not permitted. <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/?cid=stelprdb5097165">Wilderness regulations</a> apply to all sections traversing designated wilderness areas.
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.
