Hiking trails near Madras, Oregon

39 official trails lie within 25 miles of Madras — 162 miles in total, 24 rated easy and 7 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,177 ft; the median trail gains 192 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Green Ridge	11.8	1,148 ft	Expert	1 h 44 min · 40 mi
Ridge Rider - Cole Loop	23.6	1,177 ft	Expert	35 min · 19 mi
Cole Loop Trail #854	8.1	537 ft	Hard	41 min · 22 mi
Tam-A-Lau	5.4	713 ft	Hard	41 min · 18 mi
Ridge Rider - Warner Loop	8.8	418 ft	Hard	43 min · 20 mi
East Metolius River Trail	9.5	300 ft	Moderate	2 h 01 min · 72 mi
West Metolius River Trail	6.5	192 ft	Moderate	2 h 07 min · 74 mi
Deschutes River Trail	7.7	24 ft	Moderate	1 h 43 min · 39 mi
Alder Springs	2.8	490 ft	Moderate	1 h 20 min · 40 mi
Yellow Trail	2.2	562 ft	Moderate	58 min · 28 mi
Scout Camp Loop Trail	1.9	606 ft	Easy	1 h 05 min · 36 mi
Gray Butte	2.7	479 ft	Moderate	48 min · 21 mi
Trout Creek Trail	7.2	87 ft	Moderate	1 h 08 min · 26 mi
Simtustus Trail	1.8	338 ft	Easy	28 min · 15 mi
Blue Trail	1.6	435 ft	Easy	55 min · 27 mi
Green Trail	1.9	363 ft	Easy	58 min · 28 mi
Opal Canyon Trail	2.8	108 ft	Easy	1 h 07 min · 36 mi
Southwest Bean Spur	1.1	315 ft	Easy	2 h 03 min · 45 mi
Shut-In	1.8	120 ft	Easy	1 h 45 min · 42 mi
Wolf Tree Trail	1.1	269 ft	Easy	45 min · 27 mi
Canyon Trail	1.4	187 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
Crooked River Rim Trail	1.1	215 ft	Easy	28 min · 13 mi
Folley Waters Trail	1.8	106 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 33 mi
Grey Butte Trail	1.3	171 ft	Easy	58 min · 25 mi

Quick picks near Madras

Easy and short: Scout Camp Loop Trail — 1.9 mi, rated easy, 16 mi from town
Biggest climb: Ridge Rider - Cole Loop — 1,177 ft over 23.6 mi, 14 mi from town
Longest: Ridge Rider - Cole Loop — 23.6 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: East Metolius River Trail to Wizard Falls; West Metolius River Trail to Wizard Falls

Summits: Gray Butte to Gray Butte; River Trail to Smith Rock

Lakes: Simtustus Trail to Lake Simtustus

Viewpoints: Gray Butte to Austin Creson Viewpoint

Springs: Ridge Rider - Cole Loop to Nichols Spring

Trail guides near Madras

Cabot Lake — 8.9 mi, 1,474 ft climb · 29 mi away
Red Lake — 5.3 mi, 1,747 ft climb · 37 mi away
Old Summit — 10.7 mi, 752 ft climb · 38 mi away
Blue Lake — 8.1 mi, 1,249 ft climb · 38 mi away
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail — 37.5 mi, 2,575 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Prineville (29 mi) · Bend (42 mi) · The Dalles (64 mi) · Sandy (74 mi)

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