Bear Creek Greenway
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first33.9 km21.1 mi
Distance
46 m151 ft
Elevation gain
7h 35m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Wheelchair accessible
- Bikes: conditions apply
- 12 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Paved
- Gently graded
- Even underfoot
- Mostly flat
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Pavedrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "asphalt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 2.9% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Even underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "good" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Mostly flatestimated
- It gains 1 m per kilometre, and 95% of it sits under a 3.7% grade. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
Biking is not listed. That means no explicit permission is recorded, which is not the same as a prohibition — see the bike section below.
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About this trail
Bear Creek Greenway is a 33.9 km trail in Oregon. Route imported from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); community descriptions, photos, and condition reports welcome.
Play the route
Fly the trail end to end, with the climb as it comes.
Conditions
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Elevation profile
Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.
- Descent
- 107 m
- High point
- 531 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 2.9%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
conditional
Bicycle permission is explicit on part of the route; remaining segments are undocumented.
Confirm access on undocumented segments before riding.
Estimated MTB suitability
Easy
68% confidence - score 9/100
- - Terrain: 2.9% 90th-percentile grade and 1 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: asphalt.
- - Smoothness: good.
Source: Explicit OpenStreetMap access tags - OpenStreetMap contributors - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
View access evidencePosted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
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Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Oak Trail
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Ponderosa Trail
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Greenhorn Trail
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Equestrian Loop Trail
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Manzanita Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Bear Creek Greenway?
Bear Creek Greenway is 33.9 km (21.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 7h 35m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Bear Creek Greenway?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 46 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 3%.
Where is Bear Creek Greenway?
Bear Creek Greenway is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Bear Creek Greenway?
12 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.
Can you bike Bear Creek Greenway?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.
Is Bear Creek Greenway wheelchair accessible?
Bear Creek Greenway is mapped as wheelchair accessible.