Connect with other hikers, share your trip reports, explore the trail towns along the route, or plan to attend a future trail presentation. As we build our network of supporters and hikers, we would love to involve you as much as possible. Do you have a service you would like to offer hikers along the route? Are you looking to find a hiking partner for a section of the route? Use our community resources below to communicate with past, current, and future hikers, and we always love to share your stories, so send us your blog or trip report, or jump into some videos, podcasts, or new articles that have featured the Oregon Desert Trail.
A Fall Hiking Perspective on the Oregon Desert Trail
The Oregon Desert Trail’s first fall thru-hiker, Bob “Huck Finn” Jessee, completed the route in 2015. Read about his adventure and tips for getting out in the shoulder season. The Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) may have been Bob “Huck Finn” Jessee’s second thru-hike, but following his successful 2013 completion of the 3,000-mile Continental...
Read MoreAn Oregon Desert Trail Adventure on the Owyhee River
Oregon Desert Trail Coordinator Renee Patrick shares her exploratory packraft alternate on the Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) in the Owyhee Canyonlands. Getting to the West Little Owyhee River where Oregon Desert Trail Section 21 begins is a logistical challenge. I had arranged for a variety of rides to get from Bend to the...
Read MoreChristof Teuscher Runs for Discovery on the Oregon Desert Trail
“What I enjoy most about the Oregon desert are the wide open spaces, it’s so fascinating. Since I grew up in Switzerland, I find it very exotic. I’ve always been places with houses and fences, and the desert is a different world; I thrive in that. It can make you feel very small...
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