Blowdown Cutoff
Hard · IvyEagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon
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Distance
348 m1142 ft
Elevation gain
45m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Sustained climb
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 70.9% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 86.0%. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 394 m of elevation per kilometre. Source: DEM terrain profile, low 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
Blowdown Cutoff is a 0.9 km trail in Oregon. Route imported from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); community descriptions, photos, and condition reports welcome.
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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
- 0 m
- High point
- 1965 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 70.9%
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
Extreme
53% confidence - score 83/100
- - Terrain: 70.9% 90th-percentile grade and 394 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
Source: No access source recorded - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
Posted 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.
- 800 m away
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High Wallowa-East Peak Trail
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Ice Lake Trail
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Thorp Creek Trail
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Matterhorn-Sacajawea Trail
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McCully Creek Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Blowdown Cutoff?
Blowdown Cutoff is 0.9 km (0.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 45m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Blowdown Cutoff?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 348 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 71%.
Where is Blowdown Cutoff?
Blowdown Cutoff is in Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Blowdown Cutoff?
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.