Cotton Road
Moderate · AceKlamath National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first5.5 km3.4 mi
Distance
224 m735 ft
Elevation gain
1h 35m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Steep
- Rough underfoot
- Rolling
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 16.8% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 98.2%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "very_bad" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 12.0 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Cotton Road is a 5.5 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
- 68 m
- High point
- 1376 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 16.8%
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
50% confidence - score 62/100
- - Terrain: 16.8% 90th-percentile grade and 40 m climbing per km.
- - Smoothness: very bad.
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
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Frequently asked
How long is Cotton Road?
Cotton Road is 5.5 km (3.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 35m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Cotton Road?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 224 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 17%.
Where is Cotton Road?
Cotton Road is in Klamath National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Cotton Road?
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.