Sisters Trails

The Sisters Community Trail System is a community wide, non-motorized trail system serving to connect downtown Sisters, local schools, neighborhoods and the regional trails within the Deschutes National Forest. The trail system is intended for recreation, commuting, and access in and around the greater Sisters area.

It's a trail system for everyone, from the residents of Cloverdale and Tollgate to the citizens of Crossroads and Aspen Lakes. It's a trail system that will make the Sisters area a better place to live, connecting us to our community and each other.

The Sisters Trails Alliance is a hard working group of volunteers that is implementing the Sisters Community Trails Plan by actively designing and building trails. In 2006, they completed the new trail linking the Tollgate neighborhood with the Sisters High School. Their current big project is the expansion of the Peterson Ridge Trail system. The committee holds regular work parties of volunteers to sign, maintain and build trails.

Our Goals

Provide safe walking and bicycling routes.
Improve the Sisters village atmosphere by reducing traffic congestion and pollutions.
Promote the health and wellness for all community members with non-motorized trails for walking, jogging, bicycling, skiing and horseback riding.
Improve our economy by expanding recreational use of our trails.
Provide a connection to the unique history, heritage and natural beauty of the Sisters area.
Provide alternative transportation routes that protect and conserve the natural beauty of the Sisters Community.
Establish community involvement in the development and maintenance of the Sisters Trail System.

Using Sisters Trails
Sisters Community Trails are a mix of constructed single track trails and networks of forest roads. There are four informational kiosks located in the core Sisters area (see maps) and direction and mileage signs along trailheads and at junctions. You will also find small "Sisters Trails" logo reassurance signs posted on trees and posts along the way to help you stay on the right path.

Most trails are open to all non-motorized use, although a few have restrictions on equestrian and mountain bike traffic to protect the trail and surrounding environment. These restrictions are posted. Some of the “trails” are forest service roads which are open to vehicles.

The Sisters Community Trails system is built and maintained by volunteers. If, in your travels, you see anything that might require our attention, please let us know. Thanks, and enjoy the Sisters Community Trails!

About Sisters Trails

Since 2001, the Sisters Trails Alliance (formerly Sisters Trails Committee), composed of a group of Sisters area residents, has been working to develop a system of walking, hiking, biking and equestrian trails in the greater Sisters area. These trails connect neighborhoods with the city, schools and adjacent public lands. The Sisters Trails Alliance is part of Sisters Parks and Recreation District (SPRD). The group has produced a comprehensive trails plan that identifies nearly 150 miles of trails, paths and lanes that will eventually be constructed in the greater Sisters area over time. The Trails Alliance consisting of community volunteers and area businesses are working together to plan and construct new trails on an ongoing basis.

For this reason, the Sisters trails system is a work in progress, growing each year as it offers residents and visitors expanded recreation and commuting opportunities while enhancing the quality of the Sisters area as a place to live and visit.

If you are interested in helping with the Sisters Trails Alliance please contact SPRD at 541-549-2091 or leave a note for the trails committee at trails@sisterstrails.com.