Ochoco National Forest · Oregon

Ridge Rider - Cole Loop

24 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 854 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Cyrus Trailhead Drive there · Scales Corral Trailhead Drive there · Skull Hollow Trailhead Drive there

Cyrus Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This is a free facility. · reservation required

This trailhead is located on the Crooked River National Grassland within Cyrus Horse Camp , and provides easy access to both the Cole Loop Trail (#854) and the Warner Loop Trail (#854A) . Both trails give visitors a pleasant horseback riding, mountain biking or hiking experience in the open country of the grassland.

View a vicinity map here .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Scales Corral Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This is a free facility.

This trailhead is located on Haystack Drive, northeast from Cyrus Horse Camp . It is an access point for Cole Loop Trail (#854) . The corrals are obvious, however they may not be as stable as they appear, if you choose to use them you are doing so at your own risk.

View a vicinity map here .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Skull Hollow Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This is a free facility. · reservation required

This trailhead is located on County Road 5710 just slightly northwest from Skull Hollow Campground . From this trailhead there is access to the Cole Loop Trail (#854) which junctions with the Warner Loop Trail (#854A) and Gray Butte Trail (#852) .

View a vicinity map here .

*** There is a Closure Order prohibiting dispersed camping outside of the Skull Hollow campground. View a map of the closure area here . This closure is designed to help protect natural resources around the trailhead from overuse and to prevent conflict between campers and day users. Please observe the closure order and use the campground for camping in the vicinity of Skull Hollow trailhead.

Restrictions There is a 14 day stay limit on all National Grassland and US Forest Service land including but not limited to campgrounds and other developed facilities. Additionally, the general area outside Skull Hollow campground is CLOSED to camping and fires within a ¼ mile of the road from the junction of FS 5710 and Lone Pine Road to the junction of FS 5710 and FS 5720.

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.