Idiot Creek Road
Moderate · AceTillamook State Forest, Oregon
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Add the first6.0 km3.7 mi
Distance
406 m1332 ft
Elevation gain
2h 0m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rough underfoot
- Rolling
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "unpaved". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 16.5% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 24.3%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "horrible" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, 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
Idiot Creek Road is a 6.0 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
- 41 m
- High point
- 694 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 16.5%
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
80% confidence - score 100/100
- - Terrain: 16.5% 90th-percentile grade and 67 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: unpaved.
- - Smoothness: horrible.
- - Track firmness: grade3.
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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Frequently asked
How long is Idiot Creek Road?
Idiot Creek Road is 6.0 km (3.7 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 0m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Idiot Creek Road?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 406 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 17%.
Where is Idiot Creek Road?
Idiot Creek Road 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 Idiot 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.