Cave Creek Road
Moderate · AceRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first7.3 km4.5 mi
Distance
585 m1919 ft
Elevation gain
2h 35m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- 2 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Gravel
- Steep
- Rough underfoot
- Sustained climb
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Gravelrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "gravel". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 15.6% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 25.4%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "very_bad" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 80 m of elevation per kilometre. 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Cave Creek Road is a 7.3 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
- 0 m
- High point
- 1439 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 15.6%
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
80% confidence - score 82/100
- - Terrain: 15.6% 90th-percentile grade and 80 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: gravel.
- - Smoothness: very bad.
- - Track firmness: grade2.
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.
- Cave Creek Extension Road4.6 km · 2.9 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestModerate · Ace
- Limestone Road3.7 km · 2.3 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestModerate · Ace
- Horse Cave Road3.1 km · 1.9 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestModerate · Ace
- Middle Cave Creek Road2.9 km · 1.8 mi · Oregon Caves National PreserveEasy · Fern
- Horse Mountain Road2.5 km · 1.5 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestEasy · Fern
- Lower Cave Creek Road2.0 km · 1.3 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestEasy · Fern
- North Cave Road1.2 km · 0.7 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestEasy · Fern
- Stone Horse Road0.5 km · 0.3 mi · Oregon Caves National PreserveEasy · Fern
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Limestone Trail
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- 6.0 km away
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Bear West Spur
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Lake Mountain/Bigelow Lakes Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Cave Creek Road?
Cave Creek Road is 7.3 km (4.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 35m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Cave Creek Road?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 585 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 16%.
Where is Cave Creek Road?
Cave Creek Road is in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Cave Creek Road?
2 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.