Crown Zellerbach Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first35.0 km21.8 mi
Distance
361 m1184 ft
Elevation gain
8h 25m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
What to expect on this trail
- Paved
- Moderate climbs
- Rough underfoot
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Pavedrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "paved". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Moderate climbsestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 9.3% grade, which is steady work rather than scrambling. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "bad" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Crown Zellerbach Trail is a 35.0 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
- 556 m
- High point
- 365 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 9.3%
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
Difficult
80% confidence - score 51/100
- - Terrain: 9.3% 90th-percentile grade and 10 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: paved.
- - Smoothness: bad.
- - Track firmness: grade3.
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.
- Crown Zellerbach Rail Trail21.1 km · 13.1 miHard · Ivy
- Pebble Creek Mainline15.5 km · 9.6 miHard · Ivy
- Crown Zellerbach Rail Trail9.0 km · 5.6 miHard · Ivy
- Dike Trail5.3 km · 3.3 miModerate · Ace
- Crown Zellerbach Rail Trail4.0 km · 2.5 miModerate · Ace
- Crown Zellerbach Rail Trail2.6 km · 1.6 miEasy · Fern
- Columbia Forest Road2.6 km · 1.6 miEasy · Fern
- Crown Zellerbach Rail Trail1.5 km · 0.9 miEasy · Fern
- Scaponia Park0.5 km · 0.3 mi · Scaponia ParkEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 1.2 km away
Pebble Creek Mainline (washed out)
Easy · FernOregon
1.17 km · 20m · ↑ 34 m
- 1.4 km away
Banks-Vernonia Trail
Hard · IvyL.L. Stub Stewart State Park, Oregon
36.41 km · 8h 40m · ↑ 343 m
- 2.8 km away
Banks-Vernonia State Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
33.39 km · 8h 0m · ↑ 343 m
- 4.6 km away
muddy abandoned track
Easy · FernOregon
568 m · 10m · ↑ 23 m
- 5.0 km away
Coates South Mnln
Easy · FernOregon
625 m · 10m · ↑ 38 m
- 5.4 km away
Coal Creek Mainline
Moderate · AceOregon
6.07 km · 1h 20m · ↑ 12 m
- 6.3 km away
Burris Mainline
Hard · IvyOregon
10.38 km · 2h 35m · ↑ 187 m
- 8.0 km away
Hershey Mainline
Moderate · AceOregon
7.46 km · 2h 10m · ↑ 321 m
- 9.0 km away
O Black Mainline
Hard · IvyOregon
9.18 km · 2h 10m · ↑ 54 m
- 9.3 km away
Bacona Powerline Trail
Easy · FernOregon
2.54 km · 45m · ↑ 118 m
- 10.1 km away
Enterprise 272
Moderate · AceOregon
4.01 km · 1h 10m · ↑ 181 m
- 10.2 km away
Cedar Creek Mainline
Moderate · AceOregon
3.62 km · 1h 10m · ↑ 214 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Crown Zellerbach Trail?
Crown Zellerbach Trail is 35.0 km (21.8 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 8h 25m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Crown Zellerbach Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 361 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 9%.
Where is Crown Zellerbach Trail?
Crown Zellerbach 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 Crown Zellerbach 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 Crown Zellerbach Trail?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.