Horse Creek Trail North
Moderate · AceDrift Creek Wilderness, Oregon
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Add the first5.8 km3.6 mi
Distance
37 m121 ft
Elevation gain
1h 20m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
- Parking nearby
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 20.2% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 15.1%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 11.5 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.
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About this trail
Horse Creek Trail North is a 5.8 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
- 437 m
- High point
- 471 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 20.2%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
prohibited
OpenStreetMap explicitly marks bicycle access as prohibited on at least one segment.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
53% confidence - score 61/100
- - Terrain: 20.2% 90th-percentile grade and 6 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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Other routes within about 15 km.
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Frequently asked
How long is Horse Creek Trail North?
Horse Creek Trail North is 5.8 km (3.6 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 20m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Horse Creek Trail North?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 37 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 20%.
Where is Horse Creek Trail North?
Horse Creek Trail North is in Drift Creek Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Horse Creek Trail North?
One mapped parking area sits within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.
Can you bike Horse Creek Trail North?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.