Gray Butte Trail
Hard · IvyCrooked River National Grassland, Oregon
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Add the first9.8 km6.1 mi
Distance
241 m791 ft
Elevation gain
2h 35m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
- 5 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Moderate climbs
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Moderate climbsestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 13.0% grade, which is steady work rather than scrambling. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 8.4 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Gray Butte Trail is a 9.8 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
- 306 m
- High point
- 1300 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 13.0%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
conditional
Bicycle permission is explicit on part of the route; remaining segments are undocumented.
Confirm access on undocumented segments before riding.
Estimated MTB suitability
Moderate
53% confidence - score 47/100
- - Terrain: 13.0% 90th-percentile grade and 24 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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Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
- Cole Loop Trail39.5 km · 24.6 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandHard · Ivy
- Cole Loop Trail #85437.9 km · 23.6 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandHard · Ivy
- Cole Loop Trail #85413.0 km · 8.1 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandHard · Ivy
- Forest Road 5710.8 km · 6.7 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandHard · Ivy
- Gray Butte Trail #8528.4 km · 5.2 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandHard · Ivy
- Forest Road 57204.8 km · 3.0 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandModerate · Ace
- Cole Loop Trail #8544.3 km · 2.7 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandModerate · Ace
- Burma Road3.2 km · 2.0 miModerate · Ace
- Gray Butte Trail #8522.6 km · 1.6 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandEasy · Fern
- Gray Butte Trail Connector1.5 km · 0.9 miEasy · Fern
- Gray Butte Trail #8521.4 km · 0.9 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandEasy · Fern
- Forest Road 5730-0600.9 km · 0.6 mi · Crooked River National GrasslandEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 2.1 km away
Cole Loop Trail #854
Hard · IvyCrooked River National Grassland, Oregon
13.09 km · 3h 15m · ↑ 183 m
- 2.4 km away
Southeast Hagman Lane
Moderate · AceCrooked River National Grassland, Oregon
4.53 km · 1h 10m · ↑ 72 m
- 2.4 km away
Warner Loop Trail
Hard · IvyCrooked River National Grassland, Oregon
12.26 km · 2h 55m · ↑ 130 m
- 4.4 km away
Learner's Loop
Easy · FernCrooked River National Grassland, Oregon
868 m · 10m · ↑ 6 m
- 6.5 km away
Southwest Opal Lane
Easy · FernOregon
2.80 km · 40m · ↑ 10 m
- 7.0 km away
Wolf Tree Trail
Easy · FernSmith Rock State Park, Oregon
1.76 km · 30m · ↑ 82 m
- 7.2 km away
Northern Point Trail
Easy · FernSmith Rock State Park, Oregon
506 m · 5m · ↑ 0 m
- 7.5 km away
Mesa Verde Trail
Easy · FernSmith Rock State Park, Oregon
1.06 km · 20m · ↑ 81 m
- 7.5 km away
Misery Ridge Trail
Easy · FernSmith Rock State Park, Oregon
1.51 km · 30m · ↑ 109 m
- 7.6 km away
River Trail
Easy · FernSmith Rock State Park, Oregon
2.49 km · 35m · ↑ 40 m
- 7.8 km away
Rimrock Springs Trail #850
Easy · FernCrooked River National Grassland, Oregon
2.11 km · 30m · ↑ 27 m
- 7.8 km away
Rim Rock Trail
Easy · FernSmith Rock State Park, Oregon
1.22 km · 15m · ↑ 8 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Gray Butte Trail?
Gray Butte Trail is 9.8 km (6.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 35m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Gray Butte Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 241 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 13%.
Where is Gray Butte Trail?
Gray Butte Trail is in Crooked River National Grassland, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Gray Butte Trail?
5 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route, the nearest being Gray Butte Trailhead. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.
Can you bike Gray Butte Trail?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.