There is a lot to see on this trail; you rise to about 7,850 feet in elevation and have views all around. However, it's definitely not a winter or bad weather trail. You can reach… Learn more about Hinkey Summit Trail
Total Miles
37.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
Anderson Crossing
This route is a way to access one of the most remote areas in Oregon. It gets extreme heat as well as extreme cold and has water crossings which can be quite high until May.… Learn more about Anderson Crossing
Total Miles
33.8
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Eastern Alvord Desert Plateau
This trail gives you unique views from a high vantage point looking west at the Alvord Desert and the Steen's Mountain Range. This trail is best driven as a long day trip or better broken… Learn more about Eastern Alvord Desert Plateau
Total Miles
78.9
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su
Jumbo Mine Ruins
First 25 miles or so are county-maintained gravel. Open grazing and farmland so watch out for livestock. After you leave the gravel, the road is uneven rutted dirt, lots of wash out areas due to… Learn more about Jumbo Mine Ruins
Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Alabama Mine Ruins
The first 21 miles are county-maintained gravel, the next 3.1 miles can be rough at times especially when wet, not recommended. 2WD high clearance most of the way, some fairly uneven areas but we did… Learn more about Alabama Mine Ruins
Total Miles
23.3
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Pine forest range ridge
Loose gravel and rock dominate this trail. There are no particularly difficult obstacles, but there are steep climbs where lockers come in handy and just hitting them at speed would be dangerous. The views are… Learn more about Pine forest range ridge
Total Miles
19.3
Tech Rating
4
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Playa Vista Access Trail
This trail leads from the pit toilet and dumpster at Frog creek camping entrance to the playa. The trail skirts along the edge of the dry lake. Then turns up into the hills, where it… Learn more about Playa Vista Access Trail
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Otro Playa Vista
This rocky trail is a good one to link up with Playa Vista for a slightly different angle of the playa (dry lakebed) below. There are a few dispersed camping options, but be sure to… Learn more about Otro Playa Vista
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp
The Oregon Desert Trail
This rutted loose trail heads from the main road along the Alvord Dry Lake Playa into the hills. It features a few steep sections with loose rutted washouts. There are a few small rock shelves… Learn more about The Oregon Desert Trail
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi
Mudlake Reservoir Road
This is one of the main connector roads in this section of the bench plateaus above the Owyhee Canyon. Sometimes dirt, sometimes gravel, this route is one of the faster ones to transit the area.… Learn more about Mudlake Reservoir Road
Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa
Danner Loop to Cow Creek
Completion of The Cow Lake and Danner Loop. The road is a wide, graded, gravel road. Some dispersed camping spots are tucked in along the hillsides on the little off-shoot trails. Along the way, you… Learn more about Danner Loop to Cow Creek
Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Sonoma Creek Trail
From Winnemucca head south on Grass Valley Road for approximately 14 miles trail starts on the left, there is a waypoint at the turnaround point, after this point there are several very sketchy water crossings,… Learn more about Sonoma Creek Trail
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su
Jordan Craters Ranch Road
This uninspiring dirt ranch road follows the edge of the adjacent Jordan Craters WSA. The ranch roads in this area are a bit of a spider web through this area of grazing land that mostly… Learn more about Jordan Craters Ranch Road
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa
Crater Lake Jeep Trail
Oregon's "Other Crater Lake." Do not get the two confused. If this mudpuddle wasn't labeled on multiple maps as Crater Lake, you'd think it was a joke. This rough, rocky ranchers road follows the edge… Learn more about Crater Lake Jeep Trail
Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Fa
Mann Lake
This partial loop around the lake is packed with camping and recreation. Most of the year, the lake is dry, but that doesn't mean the views aren't impressive. The stunning Steens Mountains rise from the… Learn more about Mann Lake
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp
Dun Glen Trail
From Winnemucca head west on Rose Creek Road, and go south on Herschell for approximately 4.9 miles before asphalt runs to a maintained gravel road. Stay on this road for approximately 4.5 miles go west… Learn more about Dun Glen Trail
Total Miles
18.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Sonoma Peak Access Trail
This is a dirt road. It is very rutted and uneven in spots. About midway through the trail the rise in elevation starts, and there are no real good places to turn around until you… Learn more about Sonoma Peak Access Trail
Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
5
Moderate
Best Time
Su
The Back Way to Mann Lake
While the main entrance is the most common way to get to Mann Lake, this route offers a more interesting drive. There are some deeper transitions as it skirts along the bottom of the hills,… Learn more about The Back Way to Mann Lake
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Mann Lake North Gate
This bumpy out and back heads a short distance up into the hills. It starts in long grassy fields and then transitions into dense juniper forests. Once in the junipers, the trail narrows until it… Learn more about Mann Lake North Gate
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp
Cow Tracks
This easy out and back provides access into the hills and passes through two very tight cattle gates. These are two-person operation gates, although the first one has a handy cheater bar to open it.… Learn more about Cow Tracks
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Antelope Crossing
This bumpy out and backcrosses the long, dried grassy fields as it ascends into the hills. The entire time herds of Antelope were crossing the path ahead. Once at the top, it's clear to see… Learn more about Antelope Crossing
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Stonehouse Road
This trail leads from the valley below and provides access to the Steens Mountains. It's a beautiful drive through a valley as it ascends the mountain. There is a spring that bubbles its way along… Learn more about Stonehouse Road
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Coffeepot Crater Road
This is a short, rocky dirt spur road accessing Coffeepot Crater. Coffeepot Crater is an interesting point of interest along the edge of the Jordan Craters Lava Beds. It is worth a stop to climb… Learn more about Coffeepot Crater Road
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa
Kiger's Rocky Ridge
This bumpy out and back ends at a private property sign nailed to a downed tree in a stunning Aspen Grove. Along the trail, a ton of offshoots lead to epic cliffside views and the… Learn more about Kiger's Rocky Ridge
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa
Burnt Flat Road
This trail ascends from the valley below into a network of trails in the Steens Mountains. The trail begins down in the lakebed area and the lower valley. Then it ascends a steep rocky shelf… Learn more about Burnt Flat Road
Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
Entrance to Burnt Flat Road
This short section is the smoother, more heavily traveled access road to Burnt Flat Road. It passes through a cattle gate with a nice cheater bar to make stringing it back up easier. Then it… Learn more about Entrance to Burnt Flat Road
Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Lakebed Cutover
This bumpy little trail leads across the lower mountainside of the valley along the sides of the dry lake beds. There are quite a few nice offshoots for exploring and finding flat spots to camp.… Learn more about Lakebed Cutover
Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Mahan Reservoir Quail Creek
This trail is a perfect way to get up into the Steens Mountains from Alvord valley below. It starts as a well-maintained gravel trail and becomes a short shelf road with a few steep sections.… Learn more about Mahan Reservoir Quail Creek
Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Virginia Valley to Stone House Road (Oregon BDR)
This remote section of two tracks through the Northern Steens takes you past several old settlement cabins and along a section of the lesser traveled optional Oregon BDR route loop. The trail is beautiful and… Learn more about Virginia Valley to Stone House Road (Oregon BDR)
Total Miles
16
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Birch Creek Road
This rocky, graded gravel road drops two thousand feet off of the rimrock down to the Historic Birch Creek Ranch and BLM campground along the Owyhee River. The Birch Creek Ranch campground is a beautiful… Learn more about Birch Creek Road
Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa
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