Backway to Hole-in-the-Ground from Flat Top

Total Miles
7.7

Technical Rating

1

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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Backway to Hole-in-the-Ground from Flat Top
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Trail Overview

This is an alternate route to Hole-in-the-Ground, which, in my opinion, provides more scenery and remoteness within the Deschutes National Forest than the commonly used and much shorter trail off Highway 31. Begins by forking off Flat Top trail just east of Flat Top Butte, heading southwesterly along the edge of the forest, and ends up climbing up on the rim of Hole-in-the-Ground crater. While an easy drive on unpaved forest trails, a high clearance SUV or truck would be ideal.

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Backway to Hole-in-the-Ground from Flat Top
Backway to Hole-in-the-Ground from Flat Top

Difficulty

Primarily an easy unpaved, dirt two-track with occasional rocks 6-8 inches high or exposed tree roots.

Technical Rating

1

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Backway to Hole-in-the-Ground from Flat Top can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High-Clearance 4x4
  • SUV
  • SxS (60")
  • ATV (50")
  • Dirt Bike

Access Description

Travel 2.2 miles west on NF-2435 from the intersection with Cabin Lake Road (NF-18) to a fork and take the left fork onto NF-3125. Stay on NF-3125 in a southwesterly direction for 7 miles until you take a right at the fork on NF-200. Then northwesterly 0.8 miles rising up onto the northeast rim of the crater, where you meet up with the Hole-in-the-Ground rim trail.

Backway to Hole-in-the-Ground from Flat Top Map

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