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Peterson Ridge Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
Oregon

Peterson Ridge Trail

Sisters, Oregon

14.8 mi

Distance

1,411 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 20m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Peterson Ridge Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:978 ft
Max:1,143 ft
Gain:430 ft
Loss:430 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 978 ft and 1,143 ft across 14.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.978 ft1,033 ft1,088 ft1,143 ft0.0 mi3.7 mi7.4 mi11.1 mi14.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi983 ft
High point6.6 mi1,143 ft
End14.8 mi983 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sisters, OR · in or next to town
County:
Deschutes County, OR

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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