Off-Road Trails Near Bend, Oregon

Big Burn Road is one of the primary routes between Cascade Lakes Highway and NW Skyliners Road. It is an easy trail with no obstacles and is mainly used as an entry point to smaller surrounding trails. Phil’s Trailhead bike paths zig-zag across Big Burn Road, so be cautious of cyclists. The trail is...
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A short bumpy dirt road through the trees leads down to a day-use parking area and this site accesses the Deschutes River as well as has access to the Deschutes River Trail. Most of the trail surface is dirt but it does appear some sections used to be paved, the transitions between the old pavement ...
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Easy-going connector trail between Bessie Butte in the China Hat area, to the Lava Cast Forest. During the summer months, this is a beautiful, relatively tame way to get between these two areas. It's a bit narrow in places, depending on growth. But, with relatively low traffic, it's a great spot to ...
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This route is a great detour when traveling between Bend and Sisters Oregon. On one end you'll find easy access to Tumalo Falls and on the other easy access to the town of Sisters. Along the way you'll pass three creeks lake and wrap around the base of Trout Creek Butte. Along the way you'll encount...
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This trail follows a Forest Service road beneath power lines and offers a wide range of obstacles, including easy to intermediate whoops, mild rock gardens, and manageable hill climbs and descents. Terrain varies from soft to hard dirt depending on the season, with a mix of straight sections and mor...
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This route, for the most part, follows China Hat Road from the point at which it turns to gravel. Later as you head to the South and West, near Paulina Lake, the roads become narrow and more challenging (toward Lava Butte & HWY97). However - none of the trail is difficult.
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This starts out as a basic forest service road. wide, flat, easy uphills. It is a bit choppy at first, but smooths out over time. As it moves along, it gets a little narrower but is still more than wide enough for full-size cars/trucks. There aren't any major obstacles of concern under normal condit...
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This is a very wide Forest Service Road that is accessible to all vehicle types. The surface is gravel during spring, summer, and fall, with the potential for snow cover at times in winter. It offers an easy forest drive with access to many connecting trails of varying difficulty, and downed trees a...
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This trail consists of dirt, mud, and gravel during spring, summer, and fall, with snow covering portions of the route at times in winter. Terrain is generally uneven and basic, with occasional deeper ruts, uphill sections, and minor washouts. Low-clearance 4WD and AWD vehicles may have difficulty i...
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A rad way to get from Tumalo to the Cline Butte Trail System. This is an unmaintained road that is the fun route between Tumalo and Sisters or Redmond. Generally plenty of friendly people along the way that helps out the less equipped. Cline Butte offers trails for all vehicle types and technical te...
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This is a fun trail up to a radio tower. Just above the tower, there is a large rock ledge that offers a cool view of the City of Bend below. There is an access gate that is closed at times but even the lower area on the way up offers a cool view.
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Just off highway 97 turn onto Sugar Pine Butte Road. Down this trail you will find beautiful lava roads freckled with juniper trees and forests. Gravel washboard roads with mild hill climbs and descents are easy for stock rigs and passable by high clearance 2WD during dry months when snow has passed...
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This is a pretty easy, basic, forest service road. You will encounter mostly dirt, but it could be muddy and snow-covered at times, depending on the time of year. As with any Forest Service road or trail period, you should always be cautious of downed trees on the road. This is a pretty easy trail, ...
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This trail leads to the closest point to Lava Top Butte. There are some lava tubes nearby that are worth checking out. There are several caves along a straight line due north of 43.87986, -121.2113. This is not a maintained fire road. It is best-attempted mid to late spring to allow ample snowmelt.
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This is a pretty fun Forest Service road. Mostly dirt with some small, fairly easy rock gardens, but they are very passable for all ages and experience levels. Will encounter mud after heavy rains and some snow in the winter months. Roads are rutted at times, and as always, be cautious and prepared ...
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Trail 11 is one of the longer ATV routes in the system, stretching 6.3 miles. It features a mostly flat and gradual profile with tight curves winding through juniper trees. The trail includes some rough embedded rock sections and scattered loose rocks. Small hills add minor elevation changes, but ov...
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Trail 13 is a short 0.8-mile connector between Trails 12 and 11, featuring whoops and tight curves through juniper trees. The trail has scattered chunky embedded rocks and one moderate rock feature--a ledge about a foot tall on a layer of embedded rock crossing the path. Due to these technical eleme...
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Trail 12 is a 1.4-mile-long loop off of Trail 11, featuring mostly smooth, easy two-track terrain with consistent whoops. The trail includes a few embedded rocks and small natural drop-offs under a foot tall. Curvy in layout, it offers scenic views of Mount Hood framed by juniper trees.
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Lava Cast forest road 9720 is a 8.5 mile gravel road that winds through the Deschutes National Forest eventually bringing you to the Lava Cast Forest loop trail. This trail is a one-mile loop that leads you through the 6,000-year-old lava flows that once took over this area. The facilities here are ...
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Trail 15 is a scenic and more technical route that starts wide on the north end with large whoops. The trail passes impressive volcanic rock outcroppings and rock walls before narrowing and going through more embedded rock sections with fewer whoops. It winds through a canyon framed by tall rock wal...
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Big Burn Road is one of the primary routes between Cascade Lakes Highway and NW Skyliners Road. It is an easy trail with no obstacles and is mainly used as an entry point to smaller surrounding trails. Phil’s Trailhead bike paths zig-zag across Big Burn Road, so be cautious of cyclists. The trail is...
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Easy-going connector trail between Bessie Butte in the China Hat area, to the Lava Cast Forest. During the summer months, this is a beautiful, relatively tame way to get between these two areas. It's a bit narrow in places, depending on growth. But, with relatively low traffic, it's a great spot to ...
Learn more about Bessie to Lava

This route is a great detour when traveling between Bend and Sisters Oregon. On one end you'll find easy access to Tumalo Falls and on the other easy access to the town of Sisters. Along the way you'll pass three creeks lake and wrap around the base of Trout Creek Butte. Along the way you'll encount...
Learn more about Sisters to Tumalo Falls via Trout Creek Butte

This trail follows a Forest Service road beneath power lines and offers a wide range of obstacles, including easy to intermediate whoops, mild rock gardens, and manageable hill climbs and descents. Terrain varies from soft to hard dirt depending on the season, with a mix of straight sections and mor...
Learn more about FS 4100-490

Big Burn Road is one of the primary routes between Cascade Lakes Highway and NW Skyliners Road. It is an easy trail with no obstacles and is mainly used as an entry point to smaller surrounding trails. Phil’s Trailhead bike paths zig-zag across Big Burn Road, so be cautious of cyclists. The trail is...
Learn more about Big Burn Road

Easy-going connector trail between Bessie Butte in the China Hat area, to the Lava Cast Forest. During the summer months, this is a beautiful, relatively tame way to get between these two areas. It's a bit narrow in places, depending on growth. But, with relatively low traffic, it's a great spot to ...
Learn more about Bessie to Lava

This route is a great detour when traveling between Bend and Sisters Oregon. On one end you'll find easy access to Tumalo Falls and on the other easy access to the town of Sisters. Along the way you'll pass three creeks lake and wrap around the base of Trout Creek Butte. Along the way you'll encount...
Learn more about Sisters to Tumalo Falls via Trout Creek Butte

This trail follows a Forest Service road beneath power lines and offers a wide range of obstacles, including easy to intermediate whoops, mild rock gardens, and manageable hill climbs and descents. Terrain varies from soft to hard dirt depending on the season, with a mix of straight sections and mor...
Learn more about FS 4100-490