National Forest · Oregon

Trails in Ochoco National Forest

63 named trails · 239 miles · 47 trailheads · 31 with the Forest Service's own write-up. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Forest Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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63 trails, A to Z.

Alder Springs

2.8 mi · about 70 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upAlder Springs Trailhead Drive there

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Baneberry

0.8 mi · about 150 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upBaneberry Trailhead Drive there

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Barnhouse

2.4 mi · about 450 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upBarnhouse Trailhead Drive there

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Belknap

2.3 mi · about 1,200 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Black Canyon

11 mi · about 3,600 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upBlack Canyon East Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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Coffee Pot

1.0 mi · about 900 ft of climbing · seasonal

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Cougar Creek

7.9 mi · about 2,000 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upCougar East Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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Fry Spring Spur Trail

0.2 mi

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Giddy-Up-Go

7.2 mi loop · Giddy-Up Go Trailhead: 12.7 mi loop · about 1,700 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upGiddy-Up Go Trailhead Drive there

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Giddy-Up-Go Tie

1.5 mi · about 600 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Gray Butte

3.9 mi · about 600 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upGray Butte Trailhead Drive there

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Green Mountain OHV

8.1 mi · about 1,400 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upGreen Mountain North Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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Hammer Creek

9.3 mi · about 2,500 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Horny Hollow

0.4 mi · about 20 ft of climbing · seasonal

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Independent Mine

4.1 mi · about 1,200 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upMother Lode Mine Trailhead Drive there

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Keeton

8.5 mi · about 2,400 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upKeeton Trailhead Drive there

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Kelsey

1.8 mi · about 1,400 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upKelsey Trailhead Drive there

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Line Butte

3.6 mi · about 650 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Line Butte Tie

2.8 mi · about 700 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Lookout Mountain

11 mi · about 3,600 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upBaneberry Trailhead and 4 more Drive there

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Mascall Corral

2.1 mi · about 800 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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McGinnis Creek

4.1 mi · about 400 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Mother Lode Mine

1.2 mi · about 800 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upMother Lode Mine Trailhead Drive there

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Ochoco Mountain

24 mi · about 4,900 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upCottonwood Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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OHV # 01

0.6 mi loop · about 30 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 10

6.4 mi loop · about 950 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 12

0.4 mi

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 14

0.2 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 16

2.0 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 18

0.8 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 20

4.9 mi loop · about 750 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 22

0.7 mi · about 70 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 24

1.5 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 25

0.4 mi · about 100 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 26

0.9 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 28

0.6 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 30

0.1 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 32

0.2 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 34

0.1 mi

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 36

0.4 mi · about 40 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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OHV # 38

0.3 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Old Bridge

0.2 mi · seasonal

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Opal Canyon

1.9 mi · about 90 ft of climbing · seasonal

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Otter Bench

1.0 mi · about 90 ft of climbing · seasonal

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Owl Creek

0.5 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Payten

3.6 mi · about 1,800 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upCottonwood Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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Ponderosa Loop

1.7 mi loop · about 200 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upBandit Springs Sno-Park and Trailhead Drive there

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Potlid

6.5 mi · about 300 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upPotlid North Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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Ridge Rider - Cole Loop

24 mi loop · about 2,900 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upCyrus Trailhead and 2 more Drive there

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Ridge Rider - Warner Loop

8.8 mi · about 500 ft of climbing

Cyrus Trailhead Drive there

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Rimrock Springs

1.3 mi · about 90 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upRimrock Springs Trailhead Drive there

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Round Mountain

9.1 mi · about 1,900 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upLookout Mountain Upper Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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Scotty Creek

4.4 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upScotty Creek Trailhead Drive there

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South Prong

5.5 mi · about 2,000 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upSouth Prong Trailhead Drive there

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Steins Pillar

1.9 mi · about 300 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upSteins Pillar Trailhead Drive there

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Sugar Creek

0.5 mi loop · about 10 ft of climbing · seasonal

Campgroundsno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Sugar Creek Spur a

seasonal

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Sugar Creek Spur B

seasonal

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Tam-A-Lau

5.4 mi · about 850 ft of climbing · seasonal

the Service's write-upTam-A-Lau Trailhead Drive there

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Twin Pillars

8.7 mi · about 2,300 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Twin Pillars Spur

0.4 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

CampgroundsTwin Pillars South Trailhead Drive there

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Walton Lake

1.8 mi · about 10 ft of climbing · seasonal

Lakesthe Service's write-upWalton Lake Trailhead Drive there

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Wildcat

8.9 mi · about 1,500 ft of climbing

Campgroundsthe Service's write-upWildcat North Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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More hikes the Forest Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

Bridge Creek Wilderness
Bridge Creek drains northeasterly from the edge of the summit of the Ochoco Mountains, essentially dividing the 5,400-acre wilderness into two meadow-filled plateaus. The peaks of East Point and North Point look across the wilderness from 6,625 feet and 6,607 feet, respectively.
Mill Creek Wilderness
The southwest-tending drainage of Mill Creek makes up 85 percent of the Wilderness, with Marks Creek drainage accounting for the difference. Both creeks are tributaries of Ochoco Creek, and home to small trout. The steep, broken ridges that drop into Mill Creek rise to Bingham Prairie in the northwest corner, a virtually flat plateau with open meadows and a lodgepole pine forest.

About these trails

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.