Dirt Bike Trails
Near Burns, Oregon

This trail passes through many high-desert landscapes such as sagebrush, mountain mahogany slopes, and ponderosa pine forests. The road surface is variable between decent gravel and deeply rutted 2-track, with some areas having recently been completely replaced. There are several excellent views of ...
Learn more about Skull Creek to Horton Mill Connector

The Triple Springs Obsidian Mine is at the end of this short, steep, and rocky trail in an interesting high-desert environment. The trail follows a draw up to the mines and is littered with obsidian, which is very sharp, so 10-ply tires and a spare are required. Obsidian is volcanic glass that was h...
Learn more about Triple Spring Obsidian Mine

This road travels mostly over bright red cinder cobbles through a large burned area from fires in 1990 and 2007. The area offers an interesting look at how Ponderosa pine forests recover after a large scale fire. This route is easy but a little bumpy and not too rugged, any 4x4 or AWD vehicle should...
Learn more about Recovery Ridge

37 Spring Trail is an ideal, short, and rugged offroad route for beginners and experienced four-wheel-drive owners seeking unmatched solitude in a beautiful old-growth Ponderosa Pine forest. Stretching approximately 0.85 miles, this path offers a quick but scenic detour that leads directly to the pe...
Learn more about 37 Spring Trail

This is an excellent, little known high-desert trail near the small town of Burns. This trail is primarily made up of two track and rugged rock. There are seasonal water crossings, narrow roads and steep edges, rock crawling and fun side routes. Some excellent and remote off-grid exploring which can...
Learn more about Gravel Ridge

This trail is easy and short. It is the closest and most easily accessible fire lookout from the town of Burns. The trail is dirt, with no difficult obstacles beyond some very deep ruts and water drainage ruts. There are large rocks at the top loop but are easily avoided. The only weather that makes...
Learn more about Bald Butte Lookout

This is a fantastic trail just outside of Burns, OR. It travels through many types of high-desert terrain: rimrocks, canyons, rivers, creeks, forests and plains. There are two large, fun water crossings on this trail, as well as many fantastic views. Many people use this area to collect obsidian and...
Learn more about Burnt Basin

This trail goes through an old-growth ponderosa pine forest above the Silvies River, near the small town of Burns. Between the river and the road are some high rimrocks, which make up the cliffs and canyons in the area. Near the end of the trail is Rimrock Springs, which goes down an interesting slo...
Learn more about Lost Creek

This trail is a unique way to access the Malheur National Forest near Riley, Oregon. The route follows Miller Canyon and has been used for around 100 years or more. There was a fire in this area and the landscape is still recovering from that. There are many side routes and interesting destinations ...
Learn more about Miller Canyon

This trail is a great access to the south side of Calamity Butte through Ponderosa and mixed conifer forest. There are beautiful aspen glades in several places along this route. The trail is mostly natural road surface but is gravel near the north end. Obstacles include a few easy water crossings, m...
Learn more about Shadow of Calamity

This routes visits the unique Myrtle Park Ice Cave and ends at a scenic overlook. Deep in the forest, this is a remote and little known location, even to locals. In the late spring there is some of the best morel hunting in the area. Pine drops are common in this area, as well as many interesting wi...
Learn more about Myrtle Park Ice Cave

This trail leads to Calamity Butte Lookout, which is a very old lookout but still used when needed. The trail starts going through beautiful ponderosa forests, and near the top are mountain mahogany and a variety of wildflowers. Watch for large rock cairns on the saddle near the 3-way intersection a...
Learn more about Calamity Butte Lookout

This route accesses the Snow Mountain Fire Lookout. The road is easily driven by any vehicle with reasonable clearance and careful driving. There are large deep ruts as well as rocks. The summit is often much colder and windier than the surrounding area below the treeline. It often has snow until Ju...
Learn more about Snow Mountain Lookout

This route takes you deep into the Steens Mountains to a nice viewing area. The road is easy when dry and extremely difficult when wet as evidenced by the large ruts from people getting stuck in the wet season. If the road is dry and in good condition this is an easy high clearance AWD or 4x4 trail....
Learn more about Kiger Mustang Viewing Area Road

This dirt road takes you through the basaltic lava flows and cinder cones formed sometime in the last 25,000 years. There are many side roads out to specific craters and it looks like there are several nice camp spots. The road has a couple of water crossings depending on the time of year.
Learn more about Diamond Craters Auto Tour Route

Riddle Mountain Trail reaches the top of Mountain at the BLM fire lookout. The trail crosses public land for much of the route. Please treat the private land sections with care and leave every gate as you found it. There are several fences and gates, which may be open or closed seasonally.The trail ...
Learn more about Riddle Mountain

This is a 5-mile loop on state land. If the gates are closed, close them behind you, otherwise you can leave them open. The trail is rutted year-round in most places. It is muddy, with some mud holes in the winter, but solid in the spring. It goes from Virginia Valley to a cinder pit and then to som...
Learn more about Virginia valley cinder pile

This track takes you up to Moon Hill as the high point and creates a loop that is open year-round. (Some of the Steens Mountains are behind a locked gate some of the year) The track is a seldom used trail with grass growing in the tracks of the lesser visited sections. Many camping opportunities alo...
Learn more about Moon Hill to Dust Bowl Road

This route is a well maintained gravel road that accesses High Lake, as well as Indian Springs and the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Much of the route was burned years ago and has dangerous standing trees near the road, so keeps your eyes open and look up. The hike to High Lake is a very short hik...
Learn more about High Lake Road

This is a longer, more adventurous, alternative to the section on NF-16 that passes through Crane Prairie. Along the route you'll encounter a water crossing, numerous wild camping sites, and incredible views of the Malheur River. This route includes wide open higher speed gravel road as well as narr...
Learn more about Malheur Ford

This trail passes through many high-desert landscapes such as sagebrush, mountain mahogany slopes, and ponderosa pine forests. The road surface is variable between decent gravel and deeply rutted 2-track, with some areas having recently been completely replaced. There are several excellent views of ...
Learn more about Skull Creek to Horton Mill Connector

The Triple Springs Obsidian Mine is at the end of this short, steep, and rocky trail in an interesting high-desert environment. The trail follows a draw up to the mines and is littered with obsidian, which is very sharp, so 10-ply tires and a spare are required. Obsidian is volcanic glass that was h...
Learn more about Triple Spring Obsidian Mine

This road travels mostly over bright red cinder cobbles through a large burned area from fires in 1990 and 2007. The area offers an interesting look at how Ponderosa pine forests recover after a large scale fire. This route is easy but a little bumpy and not too rugged, any 4x4 or AWD vehicle should...
Learn more about Recovery Ridge

37 Spring Trail is an ideal, short, and rugged offroad route for beginners and experienced four-wheel-drive owners seeking unmatched solitude in a beautiful old-growth Ponderosa Pine forest. Stretching approximately 0.85 miles, this path offers a quick but scenic detour that leads directly to the pe...
Learn more about 37 Spring Trail

This trail passes through many high-desert landscapes such as sagebrush, mountain mahogany slopes, and ponderosa pine forests. The road surface is variable between decent gravel and deeply rutted 2-track, with some areas having recently been completely replaced. There are several excellent views of ...
Learn more about Skull Creek to Horton Mill Connector

The Triple Springs Obsidian Mine is at the end of this short, steep, and rocky trail in an interesting high-desert environment. The trail follows a draw up to the mines and is littered with obsidian, which is very sharp, so 10-ply tires and a spare are required. Obsidian is volcanic glass that was h...
Learn more about Triple Spring Obsidian Mine

This road travels mostly over bright red cinder cobbles through a large burned area from fires in 1990 and 2007. The area offers an interesting look at how Ponderosa pine forests recover after a large scale fire. This route is easy but a little bumpy and not too rugged, any 4x4 or AWD vehicle should...
Learn more about Recovery Ridge

37 Spring Trail is an ideal, short, and rugged offroad route for beginners and experienced four-wheel-drive owners seeking unmatched solitude in a beautiful old-growth Ponderosa Pine forest. Stretching approximately 0.85 miles, this path offers a quick but scenic detour that leads directly to the pe...
Learn more about 37 Spring Trail