15.1 miles
Distance
3,156 ft
Climb
-3,162 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

This loop will give you the best of Cougar and Scotty with some tough climbs and ripping DH. Parking at the 550 road minimizes the driving on gravel forest roads and still lets you *almost finish on a downhill.

Detailed Description
Bandit-Scotty-Cougar Loop is a 15 mile popular intermediate route located near Prineville Oregon. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 2 trails. This route climbs 3,156 ft with a max elevation of 5,674 ft then descends -3,162 ft.
Local Trail Association
Local trail association
Ochoco Trails (ochocotrails.org)
Please consider joining or donating to the local riding association to support trail development & maintenance.
donate to earn trail karma!

2 Reviews & Comments


We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

Create a FREE account to view route comments and much more.

Create a Free Account

Trails in Route

Details

  • Riding area
    Bandit Springs
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
More Stats for Bandit-Scotty-Cougar Loop mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    -5 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,481 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,562 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,557 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -60.3%
  • Grade min
    50.6%
  • Distance climb
    8 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,301 ft

Directions

  1. Bike south on Ochoco Way - Cougar Connection.
  2. Continue for 400 meters.
  3. Bike south on Ochoco Way - Cougar Connection.
  4. Continue for 500 meters.
  5. Bike east on Ochoco Way Trail.
  6. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  7. Bike south on Ochoco Way Trail.
  8. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  9. Bike west on McGinnis Creek Trail.
  10. Continue for 300 meters.
  11. Bike north on McGinnis Creek Trail.
  12. Continue for 200 meters.
  13. Bike northwest on McGinnis Creek Trail.
  14. Continue for 200 meters.
  15. Bike northwest on McGinnis Creek Trail.
  16. Continue for 200 meters.
  17. Bike south on McGinnis Creek Trail.
  18. Continue for 300 meters.
  19. Bike southwest on McGinnis Creek Trail.
  20. Continue for 200 meters.
  21. Bike southwest on McGinnis Creek Trail.
  22. Continue for 100 meters.
  23. Bike southwest on Access route between upper and lower Scotty Trailheads.
  24. Continue for 20 meters.
  25. Bike north on NF 27.
  26. Continue for 20 meters.
  27. Bike south on NF 27.
  28. Continue for 90 meters.
  29. Bike west on Scotty Creek.
  30. Continue for 300 meters.
  31. Bike northwest on Scotty Creek.
  32. Continue for 400 meters.
  33. Bike northwest on Scotty Creek.
  34. Continue for 400 meters.
  35. Bike northwest on Scotty Creek.
  36. Continue for 300 meters.
  37. Bike north on Scotty Creek.
  38. Continue for 400 meters.
  39. Bike west on Scotty Creek.
  40. Continue for 200 meters.
  41. Bike east on Scotty Creek.
  42. Continue for 600 meters.
  43. Bike north on Scotty Creek.
  44. Continue for 200 meters.
  45. Bike south on Scotty Creek.
  46. Continue for 500 meters.
  47. Bike southwest on Scotty Creek.
  48. Continue for 600 meters.
  49. Bike northwest on Scotty Creek.
  50. Continue for 500 meters.
  51. Bike north on Scotty Creek.
  52. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  53. Bike northwest on Scotty Creek.
  54. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  55. Bike south on Cougar Creek Trail.
  56. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  57. Bike northeast on Cougar Creek Trail.
  58. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  59. Bike northeast on Cougar Creek Trail.
  60. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  61. Bike southwest on Cougar Creek Trail.
  62. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  63. Bike south on Cougar Creek Trail.
  64. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  65. Bike northeast on Cougar Creek Trail.
  66. Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
no votes yet
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
Trail transparency
view larger map

Photos

more photos »
260
258
246

Videos

more videos »
Scotty Creek | Prineville, OR
Scotty Creek | Prineville, OR
8:54 | 389 | comments: 0 | favs:
Nov 10, 2021
Scotty Creek, Ochoco National Forest
Scotty Creek, Ochoco National Forest
13:06 | 346 | comments: 0 | favs:
Nov 25, 2019
Scotty Creek Downhill Trail, Ochoco National Forest, Prineville, Oregon

Recent Trail Reports Along Route

statustraildateconditiondescription
Scotty Creek
Jun 14, 2024 @ 11:27am
Jun 14, 2024
Rode 6-10-24, Scotty is clear, only rode the Western 3/4 of Cougar but it was all clear of trees too.
more reports »