Oregon Desert Trail
Hard · IvyOregon Badlands Wilderness, Oregon
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Add the first24.9 km15.5 mi
Distance
165 m541 ft
Elevation gain
5h 50m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Gently graded
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "unpaved". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 6.0% 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
Oregon Desert Trail is a 24.9 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
- 332 m
- High point
- 1457 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 6.0%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
prohibited
OpenStreetMap marks bicycle access as prohibited on part of this route, while other sections are marked open. A closure anywhere on a route closes the whole route here, so treat it as closed until the restricted section is identified.
Sections of this route are mapped as open to bicycles and at least one is not. Identify the closed section before planning to ride any of it.
Estimated MTB suitability
Moderate
85% confidence - score 44/100
- - Terrain: 6.0% 90th-percentile grade and 7 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: unpaved.
- - Track firmness: grade3.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 1.
Source: Explicit OpenStreetMap access tags - OpenStreetMap contributors - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
View access evidencePosted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
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Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
- Tumulus Trail12.7 km · 7.9 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessHard · Ivy
- Tumulus Trail11.9 km · 7.4 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessHard · Ivy
- Flatiron Rock Trail7.7 km · 4.8 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessModerate · Ace
- Horse to Horse7.4 km · 4.6 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Crazy Horse7.2 km · 4.5 miModerate · Ace
- Flatiron Rock Trail5.7 km · 3.6 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessModerate · Ace
- Black Lava Trail5.2 km · 3.2 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessModerate · Ace
- Homestead Trail3.5 km · 2.2 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessModerate · Ace
- Alpaca3.3 km · 2.1 miModerate · Ace
- Ancient Juniper Trail3.1 km · 1.9 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessModerate · Ace
- Carey Act Trail2.9 km · 1.8 miEasy · Fern
- Check Yo Self2.6 km · 1.6 miEasy · Fern
- Horse to Horse2.5 km · 1.5 miEasy · Fern
- Crooked Arm1.8 km · 1.1 miEasy · Fern
- Castle Trail1.8 km · 1.1 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessEasy · Fern
- Crazy Horse - Has No Horse1.2 km · 0.8 miEasy · Fern
- Basalt Trail0.9 km · 0.6 mi · Oregon Badlands WildernessEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 2.7 km away
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Sand Canyon
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Drago
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2.67 km · 35m · ↑ 0 m
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Parkway
Moderate · AceOregon
6.87 km · 2h 0m · ↑ 265 m
- 3.0 km away
Crazy Horse - Horse to Horse
Moderate · AceOregon
3.83 km · 50m · ↑ 0 m
- 3.0 km away
Giddy Up
Moderate · AceOregon
4.12 km · 1h 25m · ↑ 286 m
- 3.3 km away
Kremlin
Easy · FernOregon
2.62 km · 35m · ↑ 0 m
- 3.4 km away
Fight Club
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1.02 km · 30m · ↑ 142 m
- 4.1 km away
Molotov
Easy · FernOregon
976 m · 15m · ↑ 0 m
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Escape from Moscow
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- 4.6 km away
Dry River Canyon Trail
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- 5.5 km away
Lava Castle
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5.32 km · 1h 10m · ↑ 0 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Oregon Desert Trail?
Oregon Desert Trail is 24.9 km (15.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 5h 50m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Oregon Desert Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 165 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 6%.
Where is Oregon Desert Trail?
Oregon Desert Trail is in Oregon Badlands Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Oregon Desert Trail?
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.
Can you bike Oregon Desert Trail?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.