Snowmobiling Sumpter, Oregon
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Trail Description

This old mining town has some wonderful groomed trails and nostalgic sledding around inactive and active mines. A trip through Bourne is a town crazy deep in the mountains, featured in the Sci-Fi Channel show "Ghost Miners." There are some private areas you must be cautious about and some wilderness lines up high, but otherwise the open ridges up high offer some fun climbing and terrain challenges.

Trail data mapped by Brian Sather on Mar 20, 2017 · Last update: Mar 22, 2020

Waypoints

Sardine Stream Crossing — Warm creek.

44.84682, -118.20482

Cracker Creek crossing — Can be difficult

44.85315, -118.2098

End of plowed road

44.77772, -118.19736

Video to Cracker Saddle

44.86944, -118.21954

Video of Cable Cove

44.86371, -118.27588

Parking in Sumpter

44.74932, -118.20832

Downtown Bourne

44.8245, -118.19739

Photos

BourneLooking at the wilderness from Cracker Saddle where the headwaters of the John Day River start.
BournePrivate property sign into Cable Cove
Dredges along the road near SumpterCracker Saddle
Parking farther up road.