Jim Goucher Road
Moderate · AceRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first4.0 km2.5 mi
Distance
84 m276 ft
Elevation gain
1h 0m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Gravel
- Steep
- Rough underfoot
- Rolling
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Gravelrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "gravel". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 18.9% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 20.2%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "horrible" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 10.9 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
Jim Goucher Road is a 4.0 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
- 244 m
- High point
- 1235 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 18.9%
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
68% confidence - score 84/100
- - Terrain: 18.9% 90th-percentile grade and 21 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: gravel.
- - Smoothness: horrible.
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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- Forest Road 5201.7 km · 1.0 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestEasy · Fern
- Hopefully Road1.2 km · 0.7 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestEasy · Fern
- Hope Mountain Road1.1 km · 0.7 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestEasy · Fern
- Hopeful Road0.5 km · 0.3 mi · Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Greens Creek Road Spur D
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Greens Creek Road Spur C
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- 9.3 km away
Greens Creek Road Spur B
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- 9.3 km away
Tartar Gulch Road A Spur
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Bolan Lake Trail
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Chapman Creek Spur
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Kelly Creek Spur
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Frequently asked
How long is Jim Goucher Road?
Jim Goucher Road is 4.0 km (2.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 0m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Jim Goucher Road?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 84 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 19%.
Where is Jim Goucher Road?
Jim Goucher Road is in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Jim Goucher 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.