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Oregon Desert Trail

Be advised! Stretches of the Oregon Desert Trail route are exceedingly remote. Read the Oregon Desert Trail guidebook descriptions in detail and seriously consider any notes on water scarcity or challenging terrain before setting out.

To make planning easier, ONDA has divided the full 750-mile trail route into four regions and a total of 25 sections of 20 to 40 miles each, all of varying difficulty, and we have extensive information to help you understand what you are getting into and prepare accordingly.

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Connecting Trails

Connecting Trails

The Oregon Desert Trail ties into two National Recreation Trails: the Fremont National Recreation Trail and Desert Trail.

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Ryan “Dirtmonger” Sylva, ODT thru-hiker 2017

Ryan “Dirtmonger” Sylva, ODT thru-hiker 2017

“To me, it’s a thru-hike in an isolated place that promotes a conversation in land management, ethics and usage. Hiking across a vast and remote landscape and having a random and chance encounter with cowboys and hunters to discuss how ‘all of us’ should treat the land, how we all have a responsibility, no matter our political leanings, really showed me the pulse of the people in rural areas, especially here out west.”

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Oregon Desert Trail Map

Oregon Desert Trail Map

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Trail Resources

  The resources you’ll find here can be used in combination to help you navigate the Oregon Desert Trail route and to safely travel through the high desert. Conditions on […]

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North Springs Exclosure Fence Construction

25 - 28 Apr

This trip is part of a series of projects that will provide a demonstration of what habitat restoration work can accomplish in the Beatys...

Pine Creek Conservation Area Spring Restoration #3

3 - 5 May

This project will support watershed-wide restoration efforts at Pine Creek Conservation Area, a property owned and managed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs....

Summit Creek Planting

16 - 19 May

Join us as we work with the Prairie City Ranger District to plant native vegetation along Summit Creek to improve fish and wildlife habitat....

Trail Community

As a desert explorer, you are an integral part of the desert conservation community. Here's how you meet fellow explorers and get involved in trail stewardship and desert advocacy.

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About the ODT

Get the basic facts and the backstory on this legendary route through Oregon's high desert.

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