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Middle Sister via Pole Creek Trail #4072 route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Oregon

Middle Sister via Pole Creek Trail #4072

Sisters, Oregon

17.3 mi

Distance

5,282 ft

Elev. Gain

8h 24m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Middle Sister via Pole Creek Trail #4072 unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,627 ft
Max:3,041 ft
Gain:1,876 ft
Loss:1,876 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,627 ft and 3,041 ft across 17.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,627 ft2,098 ft2,570 ft3,041 ft0.0 mi4.3 mi8.7 mi13.0 mi17.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,627 ft
High point8.2 mi3,041 ft
End17.3 mi1,627 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sisters, OR · about 9 mi away
County:
Deschutes County, OR

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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