Cave Creek Trail
Easy · FernOregon Caves National Preserve, Oregon
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Add the first2.9 km1.8 mi
Distance
5 m16 ft
Elevation gain
40m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- 2 parking areas
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 "unpaved". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 24.8% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 14.4%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 9.5 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.
Fern's Friendly Walk A gentle wander — great for kids, dogs, and wildflower stops.
About this trail
Cave Creek Trail is a 2.9 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
- 365 m
- High point
- 1201 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 24.8%
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
53% confidence - score 63/100
- - Terrain: 24.8% 90th-percentile grade and 2 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: unpaved.
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.
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Other routes within about 15 km.
- less than 100 m away
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Little Sugarloaf Spur
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Low Divide Spur
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Frequently asked
How long is Cave Creek Trail?
Cave Creek Trail is 2.9 km (1.8 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 40m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Cave Creek Trail?
OpenTrail rates it easy. It climbs about 5 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 25%.
Where is Cave Creek Trail?
Cave Creek Trail is in Oregon Caves National Preserve, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Cave Creek Trail?
2 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.