Gotchen Creek Trail
Moderate · AceOregon
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Add the first4.8 km3.0 mi
Distance
27 m89 ft
Elevation gain
1h 5m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- 3 parking areas
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 17.6% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 13.7%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 8.2 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Gotchen Creek Trail 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
- 338 m
- High point
- 1416 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 17.6%
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
Difficult
53% confidence - score 55/100
- - Terrain: 17.6% 90th-percentile grade and 6 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
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.
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Frequently asked
How long is Gotchen Creek Trail?
Gotchen Creek Trail is 4.8 km (3.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 5m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Gotchen Creek Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 27 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Gotchen Creek Trail?
Gotchen Creek 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 Gotchen Creek Trail?
3 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route, the nearest being Lower Gotchen Creek Trailhead. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.