About trails in Baker County, Oregon

Baker County has 96 named trails on the map, covering 318 miles in total, an average of 3.3 miles per trail. That is the 21st largest mapped trail network among 36 counties in Oregon. 71 of them are tagged for hiking and 30 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Elkhorn Crest National Recreation Trail, at 17.8 miles. 14 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 17 trailheads, 85 campsites, 13 waterfalls, 19 boat launches, and 3 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Sumpter, Unity, and Baker City.

What the trails in Baker County are like

By length, 19 are under a mile, 41 run 1 to 5 miles, and 14 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Oregon Trail Ruts Loop, at 0.3 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 15 easy, 42 moderate, and 17 hard. Of the 73 with measured elevation, Elkhorn Crest National Recreation Trail climbs the most, about 10,015 ft, and 21 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

318Total miles

85Campsites

19Boat launches

13Waterfalls

17Trailheads

3Rapids

Elkhorn Crest National Recreation TrailHike17.8 mi Elkhorn Crest TrailHikeMTB17.8 mi Trail 1972Hike14.7 mi Twin Lakes TrailHike9.6 mi Pine Lakes TrailHike9.1 mi Cliff Creek TrailHike8.9 mi Dutch Flat Creek TrailHikeMTB8.2 mi Phillips Lake North Shoreline TrailHikeMTB6.6 mi South Shore TrailHikeMTB6.6 mi Blue Creek TrailHike6.5 mi Little Malheur Trail #366Hike6.4 mi Kettle Creek TrailHike6.0 mi Sugarloaf - West TrailHike5.2 mi Sheep Creek Trail #371Hike5.2 mi Trail 40584.8 mi Goose Creek Loop4.5 mi Bull Run Trail #1961Hike4.4 mi Lone Rock Trail #1370Hike4.3 mi Norway TrailHike4.3 mi Jeep Ride TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Sout Fork Burnt Barney Creek OHVHikeMTB4.0 mi Oregon TrailHike3.9 mi Velvet Creek TrailHike3.7 mi Sugarloaf - East Trail 1887EHike3.5 mi Rock Creek Lake TrailHike3.3 mi Horseshoe Trail #363HikeMTB3.2 mi RIm Rock TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Cornucopia Trail #1868Hike3.2 mi National Forest Development Road 100Hike3.1 mi Lost Lake TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Killamacue Lake TrailHike2.9 mi Summit Lake TrailHike2.6 mi North Powder River TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Pole Creek Ridge TrailHike2.4 mi Stevens Creek OHVHikeMTB2.3 mi Elk Flat TrailHike2.2 mi Table Rock Trail #365Hike2.1 mi Table Rock North #1960Hike2.1 mi Dempsey RoadHikeMTB2.0 mi Trail 4425Hike1.8 mi Jim Creek TrailHike1.7 mi Sout Fork OHVHikeMTB1.6 mi Summer RoadMTB1.6 mi Lower Francy's LoopHikeMTB1.6 mi OHV Trail 4065HikeMTB1.5 mi Trail 4065HikeMTB1.5 mi Upper Francy's LoopHikeMTB1.3 mi Leo Adler Memorial ParkwayHike1.3 mi Panorama Point TrailHike1.2 mi Black Lake TrailHike1.2 mi Hoffer Lakes TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Happy Canyon TrailHike1.1 mi Jim Creek RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Barney Ridge SOVHikeMTB1.0 mi Lilypad LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Stevens Barney OHVHikeMTB0.8 mi Flat Top OHVHikeMTB0.8 mi Deer Lick TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Trail 1972aHike0.7 mi Eagle Valley Railroad Grade Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Ascent TrailHike0.7 mi Gunsight LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Anthony Lake Shoreline TrailHike0.7 mi Powder River Recreation Area Paved TrailHike0.7 mi Powder River Recreation Dirt TrailHike0.7 mi College LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi Mountain Ash TrailHike0.5 mi Van Patten Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Ponderosa TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Cornucopia Spur #1868AHike0.3 mi Auburn Burnt River Spur TrailHike0.3 mi Coyote Cove TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Oregon Trail Ruts LoopHike0.3 mi Trail 4210HikeMTB0.2 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.