Forshey Creek Road
Moderate · AceWallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first4.8 km3.0 mi
Distance
184 m604 ft
Elevation gain
1h 25m
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 100.0%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "horrible" and track type "grade5" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 13.4 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
Forshey Creek Road is a 4.8 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
- 90 m
- High point
- 1197 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
Extreme
62% confidence - score 95/100
- - Terrain: 16.8% 90th-percentile grade and 38 m climbing per km.
- - Smoothness: horrible.
- - Track firmness: grade5.
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
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Velvet Creek Trail
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Fake Creek Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Forshey Creek Road?
Forshey Creek Road is 4.8 km (3.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 25m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Forshey Creek Road?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 184 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 17%.
Where is Forshey Creek Road?
Forshey Creek Road is in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Forshey Creek 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.