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Deschutes National Forest
1001 SW Emkay Drive
Bend, OR 97702

(541) 383-5300

Ochoco National Forest
3160 N.E. 3rd Street
Prineville, OR 97754

(541) 416-6500

Crooked River National Grassland
813 S.W. Hwy. 97
Madras, OR 97741

(541) 475-9272

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Winter Recreation Trails

Bend/Fort Rock District

Winter Trail Summary

The trails listed below are primarily Nordic Ski Trails, except for a few shared use trails. Details for Snowmobile Trails are currently not available but maps are available.

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WINTER RECREATION AREAS BY:

	Name
	District
	Location

MAPS

TRAIL CONDITIONS

WEATHER CONDTIONS

Trail Name	Area	Season	Sno Park Fee	Length (miles)	Elevation Low-High	Difficulty	Nordic Ski	Snowmobile
Alternating Current	Edison Butte	Winter	$	1.4	5300--5600	Intermediate	Yes	No
Beginner Loop	Swampy Lakes	Winter	$	1.9	5800--5920	Beginner	Yes	No
Big Meadow	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	2.3	6320--6560	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Butte	Vista Butte	Winter	$	2.2	5930--6340	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Cascade Lakes Highway	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	11.2	6340--4900	Beginner	Yes	Yes
Direct Current	Edison Butte	Winter	$	2.5	5000--5600	Intermediate	Yes	No
Dutchman Loop	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	2.2	6340--6280	Beginner	Yes	No
Easy Tie	Edison Butte	Winter	$	0.9	4520--4720	Beginner	Yes	No
Flagline	Dutchman Flat	Winter	$	4.0	6500--5900	Intermediate to Expert	Yes	No
Flagline Access	Dutchman Flat	Winter Srping	$	1.0	6320--6620	Intermediate to Expert	Yes	No
Flagline Tie	Vista Butte	Winter	$	1.3	6000--6400	Beginner	Yes	No
High Voltage	Edison Butte	Winter	$	2.2	4900--5200	Intermediate	Yes	No
High Voltage Tie	Edison Butte	Winter	$	0.3	5300	Intermediate	Yes	No
Light Bulb Loop	Edison Butte	Winter	$	3.4	4850--5100	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Lupine	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	0.9	5250--5400	Beginner	Yes	No
Manzanita	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	0.9	5220--5440	Beginner	Yes	No
Mt. Bachelor Access	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	N/A	0.5	6340--6260	Beginner	Yes	No
Nordeen Loop	Swampy Lakes	Winter	$	3.9	5850--5660	Beginner	Yes	No
Old Growth	Edison Butte	Winter	$	2.6	4850--4500	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Paintbrush	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	1.5	5320--5480	Beginner	Yes	No
Paulina Nordic Loop	Newberry Crater	Winter Spring	$	2.0	6340--6525	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Paulina View	Newberry Crater	Winter Spring	$	3.5	5580--6340	Intermediate	Yes	No
Penstemon	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	0.5	5100--5480	Beginner	Yes	No
Pete's Way	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	1.0	6200--6500	Expert	Yes	No
Pinedrops	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	1.0	5200--5400	Beginner	Yes	No
Ponderosa Rim	Newberry Crater	Winter Spring	$	3.5	5580--6340	Intermediate	Yes	No
Pondo	Edison Butte	Winter	$	3.5	4500--5200	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Ridge	Swampy Lakes	Winter	$	2.6	5950--6160	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Road 370	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	2.2		Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	Yes
Road 4603	Skyliner	Winter	$	2.3	4720--5040	Beginner	Yes	No
Shooting Star	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	1.4	5400--5700	Beginner to Expert	Yes	No
Short Circuit	Edison Butte	Winter	$	0.2	5100	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Skyliner No. 1	Skyliner	Winter	$	1.0	4760	Beginner	Yes	No
Skyliner No. 2	Skyliner	Winter	$	2.0	4760--4800	Beginner	Yes	No
Snowbush	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	1.6	5100--5480	Beginner	Yes	No
South Fork Shelter	Skyliner	Winter	$	0.5	4960--5000	Beginner	Yes	No
Supercharger	Edison Butte	Winter	$	2.1	5200--5600	Intermediate	Yes	No
Swampy Lakes Loop	Swampy Lakes	Winter	$	1.9	5800--5980	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Swampy Lakes	Swampy Lakes	Winter	$	2.0	5800--5980	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Swede Ridge Loop	Swampy Lakes	Winter	$	4.6	5950--5700	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Tangent Loop	Swampy Lakes	Winter	$	5.9	5950--5700	Beginner	Yes	No
Todd Lake	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	3.3	6280--6080	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No
Todd Ridge	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	1.0	6140--6920	Expert	Yes	No
Tumalo Creek	Skyliner	Winter	$	2.5	4800--5040	Beginner	Yes	No
Vista Butte	Vista Butte	Winter	$	0.5	6360--6620	Expert	Yes	No
Water Tower	Dutchman Flat	Winter Spring	$	1.2	6320--6200	Intermediate	Yes	No
Wednesdays	Virginia Meissner	Winter	$	4.2	5100--5400	Beginner to Intermediate	Yes	No

USDA Forest Service - Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Last Modified: Thursday, 26 August 2004 at 12:49:00 EDT

Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests Crooked River National Grassland

Winter Recreation Trails

Bend/Fort Rock District

Winter Trail Summary

Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Crooked River National Grassland