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Flatiron Rock/ Oregon Desert Trail
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Flatiron Rock/ Oregon Desert Trail
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Flatiron Rock/ Oregon Desert Trail
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Oregon Badlands Wilderness
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Caro "LadyOutdoors"
March 30, 2023
Hiking
Flatiron Rock is the origin of the lava flow that spewed to the surface when lava traveled through a lava tube system and reached the area from the blast of the Newberry Volcano around 80,000 years ago. To make things even more interesting: The soil you are hiking on consists mostly of ash that drifted here when Mount Mazama – today known as Crater Lake – erupted 7,700 years ago.
The Flatiron Rock Trail is also part of the long-distance Oregon Desert Trail that stretches west of Bend all the way to the Owyhee Reservoir close to Idaho.
The Flatiron Rock Trail is also part of the long-distance Oregon Desert Trail that stretches west of Bend all the way to the Owyhee Reservoir close to Idaho.
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Hike the 11.0 miles (17.7 km) Flatiron, Castle, and Badlands Rock Loop through Oregon's high desert, featuring ancient junipers and volcanic
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.
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Elevation 1,110 m
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