Phils Tr42 System: COD, KGB, Grand Slam, Voodoo, ELV
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Overall: 10
Aerobic: 6
Technical: 6
Steepness: 5
Flow: 10
Singletrack: 100%
Built by COTA, the Bend Oregon 'Phils' interconnected trail system offers a classic Cascade trail system riding experience.
Type
Loop
Length
Avg: 17mi
Ascent
Moderate
Elevation Change
TH:3900'
Avg Ascent:1700'
Ascent Incline
6%
Duration
Avg: 3hr
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Nowhere else in the Cascade Range is there such an extensive system of trails, covering a wide enough range of terrain to keep riders coming back for more. Taneum is the only other trail system which comes close.
With a total elevation change across the system of about 1000', the Skyliners Drive area trails are fast and fun. No pain, all gain.
Phils Tr42, Bens Tr50 and Kents Tr43 radiate outward from the trailhead, with Storm King Tr48 as the western boundary, COD Tr71 to the south, and Sector 16 Tr27 connecting to the Tumalo Tr25 trail system.
Major connecting trails are Elfin Magic (ELV) Tr45, MTB Tr51, Voodoo Tr46, and KGB Tr72.
The trail stats are based on the ride described in the guide below, but are typical of most of the loops in this system.
Some of the major loops are shown below in the trail guide, but the terrain is agreeable for just about any kind of loop you desire.
The major intersections are all numbered, as shown in the Phils Trail System Area Topo Map.
Directions: Go West on Skyliners Rd. 2.5mi from town, turn left onto FR4606. View Larger Map. No Map?.
Other Loop Directions
COD to Grand Slam (17.3mi, 1700' ascent)
- Note: This ride could just as easily start from the Phils Tr42 FR4606 TH as a CCW loop with COD Tr71. COD Tr71 is somewhat easier when ridden from west to east and Phils Tr42 is the preferred way to reach Storm King Tr48.
- TH: Ride from the Woodside Loop Rd TH, or the KGB Tr72 TH. Reach another small Cascade Hwy TH at 1mi, then hike-a-bike .3mi up a steep hillside. After a brief section of technical singletrack, pass the Elfin Magic Tr45 #23 intersection on the right at 1.7mi, bearing left to stay on COD Tr71. Cross a doubletrack at 2.1mi and approach the Cascade Hwy at 3.2mi. The ride then parallels the highway as it steeply ascends a drainage, reaching FR4615 at 5.2mi after completing the steepest climb of the ride.
- 7.5mi: Go right onto Storm King Tr48 at #32 intersection. Cross several doubletracks then dogleg to the right at the 8.8mi doubletrack to rejoin the trail.
- 9.6mi: Go right onto Grand Slam Tr44 at #27 intersection. Pass through a 5 way doubletrack-trail intersection at 10.4mi then cross FR4615 at 11.6mi and FR4610 at the 11.9mi #22 intersection. Pass the Voodoo Tr46 #15 intersection at 13.3mi and cross Elfin Magic Tr45 #11 intersection at 14mi, and keep on riding the Grand Slam.
- 14.7mi: Go right onto KGB Tr72 at the #9 intersection and ride back to the Woodside Loop Rd TH, then go right to return to the COD Tr71 TH.
Phils Epic (26.5mi, 2500' ascent)
- TH: Ride from the Woodside Loop Rd TH, cross Cascade Hwy and descend to Deschutes Rvr Tr2. Pass the Meadow campground TH at 2.2mi and the Lava Island campground TH at 4mi, with awareness for the many hikers on the trail.
- 4.9mi: Go right onto a connector trail to FR4100. Go right onto FR4100, for .2mi, then go left onto Storm King Tr48 at the 5.9mi #31 intersection. Ascend a drainage, cresting at 9.1mi. Pass the Tiddly Winks #34 intersection on the left at 9.4mi then cross Cascade Hwy at 10mi. Cross several doubletracks then dogleg to the right at the 11.5mi doubletrack to rejoin the trail.
- 14.4mi: After crossing FR4615 at 13.1mi, go left to stay on Storm King Tr48 at the #28 Phils Tr42 intersection, descend then go right onto Bens Whoops Tr50 at the 14.8mi #29 intersection. Ride the Whoops and the rest of Bens Tr50 to MTB Tr51.
- 20.5mi: Go right onto MTB Tr51 at the #4 intersection, with a brief ascent/descent to Kents Tr43.
- 21.7mi: Go right onto Kents Tr43 at the #6 intersection, then left onto the KGB Tr72 #14 intersection at 22.3mi, with a steep descent followed by a Phils Tr42 #7 intersection crossing, onto Elfin Magic (E.L.V) Tr45.
- 24.7mi: Go left at the COD Tr71 #20 intersection and ride back to the TH.
Trail Index
This Ride
COD Trail 71, Elfin Magic Trail 45, Grand Slam Trail 44, KGB Trail 72, Phils Trail 42, Storm King Trail 48, Voodoo Trail 46
Area
Bens Trail 50, Deschutes River Trail 2.3, Farewell Trail 26, Flagline Trail 41, Flagline Access Trail 40.1, Flagline Tie Trail 41.1, Funner, Kents Trail 43, Mrazek Trail 32, MTB Trail 51, North Fork Trail 24.2, Sector 16 Trail 27, Skyliners Trail 28, South Fork Trail 25, Swampy Lake Trail 23, Swampy Loop Trail 23.2, Swampy-Dutchman Trail 40, Swede Ridge Trail 52, Tiddlywinks, Tumalo Creek Trail 25.1, Tumalo Ridge Trail 25.2
Campgrounds
Aspen Campground, Benham Falls Campground, Dillon Falls Campground, Lava Island Campground, Meadow Campground, Siough Campground
Trail Rankings
Ranking consistently applied to all of the listed trails.
- Overall Rating: Ride quality and challenge
- Aerobic: Ascent challenge
- Technical Difficulty: Terrain challenge
- Steepness: Average incline
- Flow: Uninterrupted riding
- Elevation Change: Total elevation gain
- Ride Difficulty: Terrain challenge
