Old Tractor Road

Old Tractor Road connects from NF-48 (Barlow Road) down to the Barlow Trail where pioneer wagons once plodded along on their way west toward the promise land of the Willamette Valley during the Oregon Trail days. A mixed scrub oak and pine forest gives way to the open prairies of Central Oregon just after adventurous travelers pass an old abandoned tractor that gives this trail its name. While there are other more extreme trails in the immediate area to connect to the Barlow Trail, Old Tractor Road is a mellow, scenic, and fun way to follow in the footsteps of the wagon trains of the 1840s through 1880s.