Elk Flat Trail
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.0 mi
Distance
1,454 ft
Gain
45 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Malheur National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Elk Flat Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,454 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,454 ft
- Highest point
- 6,498 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,314 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Elk Flat Trail is a 4.08-mile out-and-back route in Oregon with 1,454 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,498 feet.
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