Bluff Mountain Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first9.9 km6.1 mi
Distance
445 m1460 ft
Elevation gain
2h 55m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rolling
- 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 18.3% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 56.0%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 11.5 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. 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
Bluff Mountain Trail is a 9.9 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
- 282 m
- High point
- 1272 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 18.3%
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
Difficult
53% confidence - score 60/100
- - Terrain: 18.3% 90th-percentile grade and 45 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
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.
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Other routes within about 15 km.
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Frequently asked
How long is Bluff Mountain Trail?
Bluff Mountain Trail is 9.9 km (6.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 55m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Bluff Mountain Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 445 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Bluff Mountain Trail?
Bluff Mountain Trail is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Bluff Mountain 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 Bluff Mountain Trail?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.