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Oregon Desert Trail

Oregon Desert Trail — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 10702483. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 33.1 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 2d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-09-24

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The Hiking World, Oregon Desert Trail, read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/oregon-desert-trail

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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Oregon Desert Trail

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T02:04:09.922Z

Representative point on Oregon Desert Trail: 43.980°, -121.039°, about 1458 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Stored line for Oregon Desert Trail, from 43.897°, -121.056° to 44.044°, -121.028°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts43.897, -121.056
Distance33.1 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascent+276 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Descent662 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
High point1,458 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point1,036 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days2
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded (tail ingest)

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded (tail ingest)
SAC T2
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Wikidata Q14709167
Elevation
10361247145731.58 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 33.1 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (31.58 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 10702483 (ODbL). The stored line is the OSM geometry, decimated; its 2-D length is provisional and not published as walking distance.

Elevation high/low and ascent/descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at the line vertices (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional.

No special permit was researched for this trail. Permit is marked unverified — confirm locally before relying on it.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit status is unverified.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • Oregon Desert Trail (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Oregon Desert Trail (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Oregon Desert Trail (start) car-free: unknown
  • Oregon Desert Trail (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Oregon Desert Trail?

Permit status is unverified for Oregon Desert Trail. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Oregon Desert Trail?

Oregon Desert Trail is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Oregon Desert Trail?

The length on this record is 33.1 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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