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Sparks Lake Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Oregon

Sparks Lake Trail

Bend, Oregon

19.5 mi

Distance

2,005 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 18m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Sparks Lake Trail 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.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,449 ft
Max:1,714 ft
Gain:611 ft
Loss:611 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,449 ft and 1,714 ft across 19.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,449 ft1,537 ft1,626 ft1,714 ft0.0 mi4.9 mi9.8 mi14.6 mi19.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,669 ft
High point0.6 mi1,714 ft
End19.5 mi1,669 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sunriver, OR · about 16 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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