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Metolius-Windigo Trail
Oregon
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
430 ft
Gain
32 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Deschutes National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 430 ft
- Elevation loss
- 430 ft
- Highest point
- 4,753 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,691 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Metolius-Windigo Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back route in Oregon with 430 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,753 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,701 ft
- High point
- 4,753 ft
- Total climbing
- 430 ft
- Total descent
- 430 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 8% grade around mile 1.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District · Ranger district
- Deschutes National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- West Cultus Boat-InCamping0.2 mi
- Deer Lake Trail #6Hiking0.9 mi
- Teddy LakeHiking1.2 mi
- Big Cove Boat-InCamping1.3 mi
- Teddy Lakes Trail #9Hiking1.6 mi
- Little Cove Boat-InCamping2.1 mi
- Crane Prairie ReservoirLake fishing5.5 mi
- Elk CreekCanoeing7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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