Lava Canyon Trail
Moderate · AceOregon
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Add the first3.9 km2.4 mi
Distance
341 m1119 ft
Elevation gain
1h 25m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
What to expect on this trail
- Gravel
- Steep
- Sustained climb
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Gravelrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "compacted". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 24.5% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 59.7%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 87 m of elevation per kilometre. 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
Lava Canyon Trail is a 3.9 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
- 0 m
- High point
- 865 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 24.5%
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 59/100
- - Terrain: 24.5% 90th-percentile grade and 87 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: compacted.
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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Frequently asked
How long is Lava Canyon Trail?
Lava Canyon Trail is 3.9 km (2.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 25m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Lava Canyon Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 341 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 25%.
Where is Lava Canyon Trail?
Lava Canyon 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 Lava Canyon Trail?
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.
Can you bike Lava Canyon Trail?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.