Forest Road 1099-550
Hard · IvyRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first8.9 km5.5 mi
Distance
603 m1978 ft
Elevation gain
3h 0m
Est. time
Route
Route type
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 17.9% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 34.4%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 9.2 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Forest Road 1099-550 is a 8.9 km trail in Oregon. Route imported from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); community descriptions, photos, and condition reports welcome.
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Fly the trail end to end, with the climb as it comes.
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Elevation profile
Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.
- Descent
- 62 m
- High point
- 1535 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 17.9%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
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No authoritative or explicit bicycle-access rule is recorded for this trail.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
53% confidence - score 61/100
- - Terrain: 17.9% 90th-percentile grade and 68 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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Frequently asked
How long is Forest Road 1099-550?
Forest Road 1099-550 is 8.9 km (5.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 3h 0m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Forest Road 1099-550?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 603 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Forest Road 1099-550?
Forest Road 1099-550 is in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Forest Road 1099-550?
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.