Guest column: Oregon Wild releases downloadable hiking guide to state river trails Published 6:15 am Friday, April 18, 2025 By By SAMI GODLOVE, For The Bulletin ...

Ancient juniper trees border trails in Oregon’s Badlands Wilderness. The Oregon Badlands Wilderness, so named for its wild and rugged terrain, lies just 15 miles east of Bend, Oregon.

And yet in 1909, feuding railroad moguls launched a race to lay track upriver to Bend. By 1911, not one but two lines had been built through the seemingly impossible gorge.

Dubbed the "Pyramid Epic Loop," the Old Cascade Crest Loop is a 29-mile system of trails nestled in the Old Cascades in Oregon. The route is a major challenge, requiring 7,600 feet of climb across ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After years of planning, the Deschutes National Forest and the Central Oregon Trail Alliance are set to begin implementation of the West Bend Trails Project. The goal of the ...

Rugged ocean coastline, rolling dunes, old-growth forest and thundering waterfalls. All of these natural wonders are within reach on trails located less than an hour from Coos Bay and North Bend ...

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