Catch & Release
Moderate · AceDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first7.7 km4.8 mi
Distance
62 m203 ft
Elevation gain
1h 50m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Gently graded
- Hiking
- Running
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 4.9% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Catch & Release is a 7.7 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
- 35 m
- High point
- 1272 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 4.9%
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
Moderate
53% confidence - score 29/100
- - Terrain: 4.9% 90th-percentile grade and 8 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.
- Tyler's Traverse10.2 km · 6.3 mi · Deschutes National ForestHard · Ivy
- Ticket to Ride9.5 km · 5.9 mi · Deschutes National ForestHard · Ivy
- COD8.5 km · 5.3 mi · Deschutes National ForestHard · Ivy
- COD6.2 km · 3.9 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Lower Storm King5.8 km · 3.6 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Forest Road 41105.3 km · 3.3 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Rimrock Trail5.2 km · 3.2 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Catch & Release3.1 km · 1.9 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Ticket to Ride2.4 km · 1.5 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- Dillon Falls Road1.8 km · 1.1 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- NFD 4110-6001.6 km · 1.0 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- National Forest Development Road 4100-8001.5 km · 0.9 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- NFD 4110-6501.1 km · 0.7 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- COD Black Line0.7 km · 0.4 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- National Forest Development Road 4120-8180.6 km · 0.4 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- NFD 4100-9000.5 km · 0.3 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 350 m away
COD - Paint it Black
Moderate · AceDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
3.06 km · 45m · ↑ 35 m
- 600 m away
NFD 4600-120
Moderate · AceDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
3.94 km · 1h 5m · ↑ 110 m
- 1.4 km away
COD Rockstacker
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
869 m · 10m · ↑ 0 m
- 1.4 km away
NFD 4604-400
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
770 m · 10m · ↑ 0 m
- 1.5 km away
Marvin's Garden
Moderate · AceDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
7.03 km · 1h 40m · ↑ 64 m
- 1.8 km away
NFD 4604
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
2.71 km · 40m · ↑ 20 m
- 1.8 km away
NFD 4110-100
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
2.42 km · 35m · ↑ 24 m
- 1.9 km away
ELV
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
1.38 km · 20m · ↑ 12 m
- 1.9 km away
Marvin's Garden;COD
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
1.87 km · 25m · ↑ 0 m
- 2.0 km away
Grand Slam
Hard · IvyDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
8.30 km · 1h 50m · ↑ 6 m
- 2.1 km away
COD
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
967 m · 15m · ↑ 17 m
- 2.2 km away
NFD 4600-101
Easy · FernDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
1.23 km · 15m · ↑ 0 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Catch & Release?
Catch & Release is 7.7 km (4.8 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 50m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Catch & Release?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 62 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 5%.
Where is Catch & Release?
Catch & Release 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 Catch & Release?
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 Catch & Release?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.