Klickitat Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first47.3 km29.4 mi
Distance
479 m1572 ft
Elevation gain
11h 20m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
- 12 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Gently graded
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 5.6% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high 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
Klickitat Trail is a 47.3 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
- 44 m
- High point
- 478 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 5.6%
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
Easy
35% confidence - score 13/100
- - Terrain: 5.6% 90th-percentile grade and 10 m climbing per km.
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.
- Klickitat Trail13.3 km · 8.3 miHard · Ivy
- Klickitat Trail6.3 km · 3.9 miModerate · Ace
- Klickitat Trail5.0 km · 3.1 miModerate · Ace
- Klickitat Trail4.0 km · 2.5 miModerate · Ace
- Klickitat Trail2.5 km · 1.6 mi · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaEasy · Fern
- Klickitat Trail2.5 km · 1.5 miEasy · Fern
- Klickitat Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miEasy · Fern
- Klickitat Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miEasy · Fern
- Klickitat Trail2.0 km · 1.2 miEasy · Fern
- Klickitat Trail1.0 km · 0.6 miEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 5.4 km away
Sunbow Lane
Easy · FernOregon
1.44 km · 25m · ↑ 61 m
- 5.5 km away
Bluebird Lane
Easy · FernOregon
517 m · 5m · ↑ 0 m
- 16.1 km away
Eightmile Alternate Trail
Easy · FernColumbia Hills State Park, Oregon
1.81 km · 35m · ↑ 88 m
- 16.1 km away
Vista Loop Trail
Moderate · AceColumbia Hills State Park, Oregon
5.16 km · 1h 15m · ↑ 38 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Klickitat Trail?
Klickitat Trail is 47.3 km (29.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 11h 20m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Klickitat Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 479 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 6%.
Where is Klickitat Trail?
Klickitat 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 Klickitat Trail?
12 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route, the nearest being Wahkiacus Trail Access. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.
Can you bike Klickitat Trail?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.