The Bunchgrass Ridge Trail is a section of the Eugene to Crest Trail, which connects Waldo Lake to Lowell and is a total of _ miles long from end to end. This section is primarily used for summer and early fall mountain biking, but because there are so many trailheads along the whole trail where you can access different sections, the shorter sections are popular with day hikers as well, especially when the wildflowers are blooming. The section from Waldo Lake to Oakridge is a total of 29 miles and would be a great 1-2 night backpacking trip option.
The trailhead is relatively easy to find. Keep an eye out for the trail sign on your left and a very large pull-out on the right where there is room for about 8 cars to park. The parking pull-out area does have some grass growing, so please do not park on the grass if it is during the hot dry summer and fire danger is high.​