Little Malheur
Little Malheur Trail is a 10.2 miles trail in Malheur National Forest, Oregon. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Monument Rock Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Malheur National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 44.3207, -118.3765 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 44.2422, -118.2596 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 10.2 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 366 |
| Forest | Malheur National Forest (unit 0604) |
| States | Oregon |
| Detail published | centerline only |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Wilderness
- Monument Rock Wilderness WildernessFS · about 67% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireSalmon
32 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,433 acres · 95% contained
- WildfireMccully
38 mi from the trail midpoint · 13,604 acres · 91% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Malheur National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Little Malheur Trail?
10.2 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Malheur National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Little Malheur Trail?
Malheur National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Little Malheur Trail start?
The line begins at 44.3207, -118.3765 and ends at 44.2422, -118.2596. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Little Malheur Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Monument Rock Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Where can I camp near the Little Malheur Trail?
Short Creek Guard Station (3.9 mi), Middle Fork Campground (4 mi) and North Fork Malheur Campground (4.5 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Who manages the Little Malheur Trail?
Malheur National Forest, Forest Service unit 0604. The trail is in Oregon.
Is there a fire near the Little Malheur Trail?
2 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Salmon at 32 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named LITTLE MALHEUR in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0604. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.