Buckhorn Meadows Trail #205
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.6 mi
Distance
2,117 ft
Gain
1h 40m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 4 h ago · oldest 4 h
caution: Agency alerts
Active alert in Malheur National Forest: 14 DAY STAY LIMIT
USFSPosted May 26 · checked 4 h ago
caution: Weather
Clouds, high 67°F / low 38°F, 79% precip — 65/100 for hike
OpenWeather4 h ago
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Buckhorn Meadows Trail #205
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,117 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,117 ft
- Highest point
- 7,079 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,976 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Buckhorn Meadows Trail #205 is a 5.2-mile out-and-back hike in Oregon with 2,117 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,079 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,987 ft
- High point
- 7,079 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,117 ft
- Total descent
- 2,117 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 30% grade around mile 1.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Blue Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Malheur National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Malheur National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Table Mountain AHiking2.7 mi
- Wildcat BasinHiking2.9 mi
- Table Mountain Trail #217Hiking4 mi
- Parish Cabin CgCamping5.1 mi
- Wickiup CgCamping5.4 mi
- Bear CreekCanoeing6.1 mi
- Strawberry CgCamping6.1 mi
- Lake CreekCanoeing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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