Hunter Butte Road
Hard · IvyDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first18.6 km11.5 mi
Distance
243 m797 ft
Elevation gain
4h 30m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Gently graded
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 6.2% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
Biking is not listed. That means no explicit permission is recorded, which is not the same as a prohibition — see the bike section below.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Hunter Butte Road is a 18.6 km trail in Oregon. Route imported from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); community descriptions, photos, and condition reports welcome.
Play the route
Fly the trail end to end, with the climb as it comes.
Conditions
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Elevation profile
Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.
- Descent
- 376 m
- High point
- 1737 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 6.2%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
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No authoritative or explicit bicycle-access rule is recorded for this trail.
Estimated MTB suitability
Easy
35% confidence - score 14/100
- - Terrain: 6.2% 90th-percentile grade and 13 m climbing per km.
Source: No access source recorded - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
Posted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
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Frequently asked
How long is Hunter Butte Road?
Hunter Butte Road is 18.6 km (11.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 4h 30m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Hunter Butte Road?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 243 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 6%.
Where is Hunter Butte Road?
Hunter Butte Road is in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Hunter Butte Road?
No parking area is mapped within 1.5 km of this route in OpenStreetMap. That is not the same as there being none — check local access rules before you go.