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Metolius-Windigo Trail
Oregon
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Blocked today
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2.6 mi
Distance
269 ft
Gain
55 min
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 6 h ago · oldest 6 h
problem: Agency alerts
7 active alerts in Deschutes National Forest; most severe: West Bend Area Trail Closures
USFSPosted Sep 4, 2025 · checked 6 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 60°F / low 30°F, 58% precip — 71/100 for hike
OpenWeather6 h ago
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Metolius-Windigo Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 269 ft
- Elevation loss
- 269 ft
- Highest point
- 4,541 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,418 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Metolius-Windigo Trail is a 5.16-mile out-and-back hike in Oregon with 269 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,541 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,541 ft
- High point
- 4,541 ft
- Total climbing
- 269 ft
- Total descent
- 269 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 4% grade around mile 2.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It's essentially flat.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
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