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Badlands Rock Trail

Local route10 km · 6 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Mazama Ash Trail 4.1 mi · 6.6 kmExplore Oregon →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

  1. J5°-3°32
  2. F6°-3°27
  3. M10°0°21
  4. A14°2°25
  5. M19°6°35
  6. J24°9°25
  7. J29°13°18
  8. A29°13°14
  9. S24°9°16
  10. O17°5°21
  11. N9°0°35
  12. D4°-3°46

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

The Badlands Rock Trail is a wide trail that traverses the Oregon Badlands Wilderness to a large rock outcrop with 360-degree views of Central Oregon. Two longer looping options via either the Castle Trail (7.7 miles) or the Tumulus Trail (12.3 miles) can

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Trail facts

Mapped length
10 km · 6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
27 km SE of Bend (Deschutes County, Oregon) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Oregon
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
From / to
Badlands Rock Trailhead
Route centre
43.9840, -121.0124
Route start
43.9538, -121.0148
OpenStreetMap
relation 13278956
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Mazama Ash Trail

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Oregon

Tumulus Trail

4.9 mi · 8.0 km · Oregon

Black Lava Trail

4.9 mi · 8.0 km · Oregon

Eagle Trail

8 mi · 13 km · Oregon

Deer Trail

8 mi · 13 km · Oregon

Falcon Trail

8 mi · 13 km · Oregon

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