Arnold Ice Cave Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Horse Butte
Bend, Oregon
Ref Number

#3963
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

XC, Adaptive MTB
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Global Ranking
#83746 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #77803 in Trail Running
- #62854 in Hiking
Local Popularity
30 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 30 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback

Arnold Ice Cave Trail runs from Horse Butte trailhead all the way out to Swamp Wells Horse Camp.

Bunch grass, sagebrush and hidden rocks make for a narrow tread — with the trail getting more remote as you get farther from Horse Butte. The trail starts in the tree cover, and ends in tree cover — but the vast majority of the trail has open views all around. There are some rocky bits along the way with the most challenging portion being a short switchback climb up a ridge just before mile 3.

The first intersection on this trail is with Boyd Cave Trail around mile 4. Many people ride a 10 mile loop connecting Arnold Ice Cave, Boyd Cave, Coyote Loop Trail, and Swamp Wells.

The second intersection is with Horse to Horse which will take you out to the Horse Ridge riding area. From this intersection the trail has no other intersections until you reach the Horse Camp. From the camp you have the option of heading back to Horse Butte by way of Coyote Loop, or Swamp Wells.

Adaptive Bike Info

aMTB 1 Rating: No obstacles exist. Wide enough. Can be ridden confidently solo.

First 4 miles were assessed for aMTB use. Check out the horse butte loop (https://www.trailforks.com/route/horse-butte-loop/) aMTB rating is provided for general information only and may not reflect the technical difficulty of the trail or a particular rider's support needs. COTA completed a trail assessment process, please find more information on our website: https://www.cotamtb.com/amtb-trail-information.html. Contact Oregon Adaptive Sports for more information or ride support: https://oregonadaptivesports.org.

More Stats for Arnold Ice Cave mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

1,454 ft
Altitude min

3,929 ft
Altitude max

5,496 ft
Altitude start

3,985 ft
Altitude end

5,440 ft
Grade

1.9%
Grade max

-8.8%
Grade min

36.4%
Distance climb

10 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

1 mile
Avg time

01:20:37
Avg reverse time

01:43:24
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status	date	description
	Jul 11, 2024 @ 8:15am Jul 11, 2024
	Apr 30, 2023 @ 9:50pm Apr 30, 2023	I went up Coyote to Swamp Wells Horse Camp and down Arnold Ice Cave trail. The top still had some decent size patches of snow. Most of them I...
	Apr 30, 2023 @ 10:44am Apr 30, 2023	Rode up to swamp wells via boyd cave. Couple of down trees but nothing you can't walk around. Arnold ice cave had patches of snow at the top some...
	Apr 25, 2023 @ 11:24am Apr 25, 2023
	Mar 17, 2022 @ 12:25pm Mar 17, 2022	Nice and dry until about mile 10 from the parking lot. Gets kinda muddy in the pines, tuned around to avoid damaging the trail. But good up until...

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