Big Sand Gap Road
Hard · IvyAlvord Desert Wilderness Study Area, Oregon
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Add the first12.6 km7.8 mi
Distance
48 m157 ft
Elevation gain
2h 50m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Gently graded
- Rough underfoot
- Mostly flat
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "dirt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 2.0% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "horrible" and track type "grade4" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Mostly flatestimated
- It gains 4 m per kilometre, and 95% of it sits under a 3.8% 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Big Sand Gap Road is a 12.6 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
- 10 m
- High point
- 1292 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 2.0%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
Confirm before riding
No authoritative or explicit bicycle-access rule is recorded for this trail.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
80% confidence - score 75/100
- - Terrain: 2.0% 90th-percentile grade and 4 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: dirt.
- - Smoothness: horrible.
- - Track firmness: grade4.
Source: No access source recorded - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
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Frequently asked
How long is Big Sand Gap Road?
Big Sand Gap Road is 12.6 km (7.8 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 50m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Big Sand Gap Road?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 48 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 2%.
Where is Big Sand Gap Road?
Big Sand Gap Road is in Alvord Desert Wilderness Study Area, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Big Sand Gap Road?
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.