Mount McLoughlin is a 9,495 ft. volcano that is located in the southern part of the Cascade Mountain Range and is one of the more popular volcanos to climb in Oregon. The trail gets quite busy in the summer, even when the air quality is smokey.
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The climber trail starts off through the forest at a slight incline for 1 mile until you reach the Pacific Crest Trail. You will continue northbound on the PCT for 0.6 miles. Along the way you will pass a sign indicating a short side trail to Freye Lake where you can camp. Then you will come to another trail fork where you will see a sign for Mount McLoughlin and you will take the left fork and continue on trail #3716.