Ochoco National Forest · Oregon

Ponderosa Loop

1.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 801 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31

Trailhead Bandit Springs Sno-Park and Trailhead Drive there

Ochoco Divide Sno-Park the Forest Service's write-up

reservation required

Ochoco Divide Sno-Park is located just off Highway 26 and just below Ochoco Summit.

From the large parking area, Snowmobile Trail (#1) heads east and links up with a network of snowmobile trails associated with Walton Lake Sno-Park .

The parking area is surrounded by many large ponderosa pine trees that give it a secluded feel despite its close proximity to the highway.

Ochoco Divide Sno-Park is ideal for people who prefer to travel on relatively well-maintained roads in the winter and recreate in areas that are less crowded.

Click here to view the Snowmobile Trail Map .

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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.