Lake Creek Road
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first19.1 km11.9 mi
Distance
562 m1844 ft
Elevation gain
5h 10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- 3 parking areas
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 16.5% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 27.3%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "bad" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 11.0 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
Lake Creek Road is a 19.1 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
- 916 m
- High point
- 1480 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
Difficult
80% confidence - score 73/100
- - Terrain: 16.5% 90th-percentile grade and 29 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: gravel.
- - Smoothness: bad.
- - Track firmness: grade2.
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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Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
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Frequently asked
How long is Lake Creek Road?
Lake Creek Road is 19.1 km (11.9 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 5h 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Lake Creek Road?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 562 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 17%.
Where is Lake Creek Road?
Lake Creek Road is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Lake Creek Road?
3 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.