Dry Creek Trail
Moderate · AceSteens Mountain Wilderness, Oregon
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Add the first3.4 km2.1 mi
Distance
215 m705 ft
Elevation gain
1h 5m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
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 "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 19.0% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 24.9%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 11.8 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
Dry Creek Trail is a 3.4 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
- 95 m
- High point
- 1940 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 19.0%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
prohibited
OpenStreetMap explicitly marks bicycle access as prohibited on at least one segment.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
53% confidence - score 63/100
- - Terrain: 19.0% 90th-percentile grade and 64 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
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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Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 1.2 km away
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Big Indian Headwall Trail
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Big Indian Trail
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Little Blitzen Trail
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Wet Blanket Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Dry Creek Trail?
Dry Creek Trail is 3.4 km (2.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 5m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Dry Creek Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 215 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 19%.
Where is Dry Creek Trail?
Dry Creek Trail is in Steens Mountain Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Dry 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 Dry Creek Trail?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.