Deschutes National Forest · Oregon

Edison # 34-4-2

17 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 7 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 48-60 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, 4wd, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 43.9330, -121.6003 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Edison Butte Sno-Park/Staging Area/Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This site is a large paved parking area, with ample room for large groups, RVs and trailers. There is a toilet located in the center of the parking area and an information kiosk with trail maps at the trailhead on the west side of the parking area.

There is also a warming hut in this area for skiers and snowshoers in the winter.

Provides access to:

Central Oregon snowmobile trails (winter)

Edison nordic ski and snowshoe trails (winter)

Edison Butte OHV Trail System (summer)

Edison-Lava mountain bike trail (summer)

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.