Ben's Trail
Hard · IvyDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first8.4 km5.2 mi
Distance
188 m617 ft
Elevation gain
2h 10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Gently graded
- Hiking
- Running
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 6.1% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
Biking is listed because the access rules record an explicit permission — see the bike section below for its authority. It is never inferred from the terrain.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Ben's Trail is a 8.4 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
- 6 m
- High point
- 1372 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 6.1%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
allowed
Every imported segment carries an explicit bicycle permission.
Estimated MTB suitability
Moderate
88% confidence - score 42/100
- - Terrain: 6.1% 90th-percentile grade and 22 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
- - Smoothness: intermediate.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 1.
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.
- Kent's Trail7.2 km · 4.5 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- KGB7.0 km · 4.4 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Voodoo Trail4.9 km · 3.0 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- NF-46104.5 km · 2.8 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Pinedrops3.1 km · 2.0 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Lower Whoops Trail2.7 km · 1.7 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- Forest Road 4610-9002.7 km · 1.7 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- MTB2.2 km · 1.4 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- National Forest Development Road 4601-2902.2 km · 1.4 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- KGB1.6 km · 1.0 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- Pinedrops1.0 km · 0.6 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- EXT0.8 km · 0.5 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
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Bill's Trail
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Miller's Trail
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Phil's Shevlin Park Connector
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Frequently asked
How long is Ben's Trail?
Ben's Trail is 8.4 km (5.2 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Ben's Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 188 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 6%.
Where is Ben's Trail?
Ben's Trail is in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Ben's Trail?
No parking area is mapped within 1.5 km of this route in OpenStreetMap. That is not the same as there being none — check local access rules before you go.
Can you bike Ben's Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.