Little Baldy Trail West
Very hard · IvyMalheur National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first8.5 km5.3 mi
Distance
156 m512 ft
Elevation gain
2h 10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rolling
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 24.5% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 32.5%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 12.8 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 Expert Summit Serious terrain. Start early, plan carefully, tell someone.
About this trail
Little Baldy Trail West is a 8.5 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
- 800 m
- High point
- 2290 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 65/100
- - Terrain: 24.5% 90th-percentile grade and 18 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
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.
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Frequently asked
How long is Little Baldy Trail West?
Little Baldy Trail West is 8.5 km (5.3 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Little Baldy Trail West?
OpenTrail rates it very hard. It climbs about 156 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 25%.
Where is Little Baldy Trail West?
Little Baldy Trail West 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 West?
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 West?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.