Cold Creek Trail
Easy · FernOregon
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Add the first0.7 km0.4 mi
Distance
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Elevation gain
10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Hiking
- Biking
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 16.4% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 4.8%. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
Biking is listed because the access rules record an explicit permission — see the bike section below for its authority. It is never inferred from the terrain.
Fern's Friendly Walk A gentle wander — great for kids, dogs, and wildflower stops.
About this trail
Cold Creek Trail is a 0.7 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
- 36 m
- High point
- 427 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 16.4%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
allowed
Every imported segment carries an explicit bicycle permission.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
73% confidence - score 54/100
- - Terrain: 16.4% 90th-percentile grade and 0 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 3.
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.
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 250 m away
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Lower Murphy's Grade
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Vista Ridge Trail
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Sixth Sense Trail
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- 850 m away
Bells Mountain Trail
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Upper Murphy's Grade
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1.36 km · 35m · ↑ 156 m
- 1.7 km away
Appaloosa Trail
Moderate · AceOregon
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Ross' Grade
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- 2.0 km away
Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek)
Easy · FernOregon
2.49 km · 1h 5m · ↑ 312 m
- 2.2 km away
Cold Creek Campground Connector
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583 m · 10m · ↑ 17 m
- 2.5 km away
Bear Grass Trail
Easy · FernOregon
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Top Top Trail
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644 m · 10m · ↑ 7 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Cold Creek Trail?
Cold Creek Trail is 0.7 km (0.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Cold Creek Trail?
OpenTrail rates it easy. It climbs about 0 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 16%.
Where is Cold Creek Trail?
Cold Creek 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 Cold Creek 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 Cold Creek Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.