Little Baldy Trail
Very hard · IvyMalheur National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first5.0 km3.1 mi
Distance
101 m331 ft
Elevation gain
1h 15m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Moderate climbs
- Rough underfoot
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Moderate climbsestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 13.7% grade, which is steady work rather than scrambling. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "horrible" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 8.7 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
Biking is listed because the access rules record an explicit permission — see the bike section below for its authority. It is never inferred from the terrain.
Ivy's Expert Summit Serious terrain. Start early, plan carefully, tell someone.
About this trail
Little Baldy Trail is a 5.0 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
- 205 m
- High point
- 2383 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 13.7%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
allowed
Every imported segment carries an explicit bicycle permission.
Estimated MTB suitability
Extreme
68% confidence - score 78/100
- - Terrain: 13.7% 90th-percentile grade and 20 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
- - Smoothness: horrible.
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.
- Forest Road 54811.6 km · 7.2 mi · Malheur National ForestHard · Ivy
- Sheep Creek Trail #3718.3 km · 5.2 mi · Malheur National ForestVery hard · Ivy
- Sunshine Flat Trail #3696.0 km · 3.8 mi · Malheur National ForestVery hard · Ivy
- Little Baldy Trail5.4 km · 3.3 mi · Malheur National ForestVery hard · Ivy
- Horseshoe Trail #3635.2 km · 3.2 mi · Malheur National ForestVery hard · Ivy
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Little Baldy Trail West
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Skyline Trail #385
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- 6.9 km away
Snowshoe Trail #380
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4.57 km · 1h 0m · ↑ 6 m
- 7.6 km away
Elk Flat Trail
Very hard · IvyMalheur National Forest, Oregon
3.60 km · 50m · ↑ 0 m
- 8.7 km away
Big Creek Trail #377
Hard · IvyStrawberry Mountain Wilderness, Oregon
8.41 km · 2h 50m · ↑ 562 m
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Little Malheur Trail #366
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Meadow Fork Trail #376
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- 11.3 km away
Mud Lake Trail #379
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Nfdr 327
Hard · IvyMalheur National Forest, Oregon
13.12 km · 3h 50m · ↑ 549 m
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Ndfr 1675
Moderate · AceMalheur National Forest, Oregon
6.22 km · 1h 35m · ↑ 139 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Little Baldy Trail?
Little Baldy Trail is 5.0 km (3.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 15m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Little Baldy Trail?
OpenTrail rates it very hard. It climbs about 101 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 14%.
Where is Little Baldy Trail?
Little Baldy Trail is in Malheur National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Little Baldy 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 Little Baldy Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.