Sixmile Butte Trail
Overall: 4
Aerobic: 4
Technical: 3
Steepness: 4
Flow: 5
Singletrack: 0%
Not a destination ride, this doubletrack Sisters Oregon Cold Spring campground ride wanders along various (undeveloped) fireroads to Sixmile Butte, passing Graham Butte and Fourmile Butte along the way.
Type
Loop
Length
Avg: 13.5mi
Ascent
Easy
Elevation Change
TH:3500'
Avg Ascent:1300'
Ascent Incline
3%
Duration
Avg: 2hr
Weather
Forecast
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Like the doubletrack encircling nearby Black Butte, those seeking singletrack should look elsewhere, but otherwise this is a pleasant ride if staying in the area.
Expect to share the road with equestrians but there is a lot of open terrain in this area, so plenty of doubletrack to share.
The (mostly doubletrack) Cross District Tr4082 and Metolius-Windigo Tr99 are also in this area.
Although well suited for cyclocross, there is just not enough terrain variation in this area for mountainbiking.
Weather permitting, the terrain is well suited for XC Skiing.
Directions: See Map. Go on SR242W from Sisters to the Cold Spring campground. View Larger Map. No Map?.
Loop Directions
butte tour
- TH: From the north side of the Cold Spring campground, ride west on FR1008 towards Fourmile Butte. At 2.7mi, go right onto FR1014.
- 5mi: Go left onto doubletrack and traverse Sixmile Butte, reaching the ride summit at 7.7mi.
- 8.5mi: Go left onto FR1028 / Cross District Tr4082 and ride back to FR1008.
- 10.3mi: Go left onto FR1008 and return to the TH.
Three Sisters Wilderness Hiking
Nearby Lava Camp Lake provides access to the south side of Black Crater, with hiking to Scott Pass and Matthieu Lake.
Cross District Trail 4082 can be used to complete a shuttle hike, providing access to the east side of Black Crater.
Some of this area was affected by the 2012 Pole Creek fire. Check with the Sisters Ranger Station for current trail conditions.
Trail Index
This Ride
Cross District Trail 4082, Six Mile Butte Trail (doubletrack)
Area
Bend Area
Bens Trail 50, COD Trail 71, Edison-Lava Trail 31, Elfin Magic Trail 45, Farewell Trail 26, Flagline Trail 41, Flagline Access Trail 40.1, Flagline Tie Trail 41.1, Funner, Grand Slam Trail 44, Kents Trail 43, KGB Trail 72, Mrazek Trail 32, MTB Trail 51, North Fork Trail 24.2, Phils Trail 42, Sector 16 Trail 27, Skyliners Trail 28, South Fork Trail 25, Sparks Lake Trail 4, Storm King Trail 48, 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, Voodoo Trail 46
Metolius-Windigo Tr99 Biking
Three Sisters Wilderness Hiking
Lava Camp Lake Trail 4060, Millican Crater Trail 4066, North Matthieu Lake Trail 4062, Pacific Crest Trail 2000-E, Scott Pass Trail 4068, Trout Creek Tie Trail 4067
Campgrounds
Cold Spring Campground, Indian Ford Campground, Lava Camp Lake Campground, Whispering Pine 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
