Trail Overview

Wide, graded cinder Forest Service Road with occasional rocky sections. This road runs North - South between historic McKenzie Highway and the historic Old Santiam Road. Spur roads to the West dead-end shortly at the Eastern edge of the Mount Washington Wilderness. These roads are snowbound from December through April, not maintained in winter and are popular spots for the Central Oregon snow-wheeling crowd.

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Difficulty

Easy forest service road

Technical Rating

Aiden Petersen

May 23, 2026

Open

Wes Strubhar

May 05, 2026

Open

This road is in its usual condition. It does have a few sections of large loose and embedded rock. No big deal if you're on 4 wheels, still manageable if you're on 2. One eastern sections seems like it has been maintained a bit and some of the larger rocks rolled to the side. Thanks to whoever did that!

zak Strode

Oct 16, 2025

Open

Super easy trail, some great camp spots along the way!