Edison-Lava
Trail
10.1 mile
16.3 kilometer
point to point
Singletrack
Difficult
Elevation
Ascent:
1,051'
320 m
Descent: -1,325' -404 m
High: 5,930' 1,807 m
Low: 4,746' 1,447 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 4% (3°)
Max Grade: 16% (9°)
Dogs
Unknown
Weather
Unknown
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“A moderately technical route through a volcanic landscape.”
— Leslie KehmeierElectric Mountain Bikes Allowed
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Description
Edison-Lava is most often done as an out-and-back. The route can also be connected with the Metolius-Windigo for some long rides around Mt Bachelor.
Traveling through a volcanic landscape scattered with pine and hemlock, the trail is moderately technical with some steep grades and loose rocks. The majority of the climbing is near the midpoint of the trail. It's about 1,500' of uphill rewarded with the same elevation loss in fast descending.
There's a few optional lines that shouldn't be missed. Look for the log ride feature near the approach to Little Lava Lake.
E-bikes are allow from Edison to the halfway point at JCT 146.
Traveling through a volcanic landscape scattered with pine and hemlock, the trail is moderately technical with some steep grades and loose rocks. The majority of the climbing is near the midpoint of the trail. It's about 1,500' of uphill rewarded with the same elevation loss in fast descending.
There's a few optional lines that shouldn't be missed. Look for the log ride feature near the approach to Little Lava Lake.
E-bikes are allow from Edison to the halfway point at JCT 146.
Contacts
Local Club: Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA)
Land Manager: USFS - Deschutes National Forest Office
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Sep 26, 2019
Janette Tank
We really hated this trail a lot. We did it from the lake to the Edison snow basin parking lot. Maybe that's why we hated it. Downhills were meh
Sep 26, 2019
Carther Szczerbiak
This is a black, not a blue. Expect an unmaintained chunderfest with steep slopes and quite a few drops that lead into more chunder.
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