Gales Creek Trail
Hard · IvyTillamook State Forest, Oregon
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Add the first18.8 km11.7 mi
Distance
748 m2454 ft
Elevation gain
5h 25m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "dirt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 18.3% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 34.0%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 11.3 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
Biking is listed because the access rules record an explicit permission — see the bike section below for its authority. It is never inferred from the terrain.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Gales Creek Trail is a 18.8 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
- 613 m
- High point
- 773 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 18.3%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
allowed
Every imported segment carries an explicit bicycle permission.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
53% confidence - score 62/100
- - Terrain: 18.3% 90th-percentile grade and 40 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: dirt.
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.
- Gales Creek Trail9.4 km · 5.9 mi · Tillamook State ForestHard · Ivy
- Storey Burn Trail6.2 km · 3.9 mi · Tillamook State ForestModerate · Ace
- Step Creek Trail5.1 km · 3.2 mi · Tillamook State ForestModerate · Ace
- Storey Burn Trail3.1 km · 1.9 mi · Tillamook State ForestModerate · Ace
- Gales Creek Trail3.0 km · 1.8 mi · Tillamook State ForestEasy · Fern
- Triple C Trail2.9 km · 1.8 mi · Tillamook State ForestEasy · Fern
- Triple C Trail2.6 km · 1.6 mi · Tillamook State ForestEasy · Fern
- Gales Creek Trail1.4 km · 0.8 mi · Tillamook State ForestEasy · Fern
- Gales Creek Trail1.3 km · 0.8 mi · Tillamook State ForestEasy · Fern
- Step Creek Trail1.0 km · 0.6 mi · Tillamook State ForestEasy · Fern
- Nehalem River Access Trail0.6 km · 0.4 mi · Tillamook State ForestEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 950 m away
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- 1.4 km away
Fire Break One Trail
Easy · FernTillamook State Forest, Oregon
813 m · 10m · ↑ 0 m
- 1.6 km away
Crooked Bridge Trail
Easy · FernTillamook State Forest, Oregon
2.42 km · 35m · ↑ 25 m
- 2.1 km away
Powderhouse Loop
Easy · FernTillamook State Forest, Oregon
2.96 km · 50m · ↑ 87 m
- 2.4 km away
CF 130
Easy · FernTillamook State Forest, Oregon
1.17 km · 20m · ↑ 54 m
- 2.4 km away
CF 410
Easy · FernOregon
710 m · 15m · ↑ 44 m
- 2.5 km away
K Thumb
Easy · FernTillamook State Forest, Oregon
1.15 km · 20m · ↑ 54 m
- 2.6 km away
Sickter Lars Trail
Easy · FernTillamook State Forest, Oregon
2.50 km · 40m · ↑ 75 m
- 2.6 km away
CF 400
Easy · FernOregon
1.13 km · 15m · ↑ 12 m
- 2.6 km away
Nels Rogers Trail
Moderate · AceTillamook State Forest, Oregon
3.56 km · 55m · ↑ 98 m
- 2.6 km away
NG 220
Easy · FernOregon
1.14 km · 25m · ↑ 114 m
- 2.7 km away
Gravelle Brothers Trail
Moderate · AceTillamook State Forest, Oregon
4.47 km · 1h 15m · ↑ 145 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Gales Creek Trail?
Gales Creek Trail is 18.8 km (11.7 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 5h 25m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Gales Creek Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 748 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Gales Creek Trail?
Gales Creek Trail is in Tillamook State Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Gales 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 Gales Creek Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.