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Little Boulder Trail

Moderate · Ace

Mount Hood National Recreation Area, Oregon

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0.9 km0.6 mi

Distance

17 m56 ft

Elevation gain

15m

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Route

Route type

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 16.2% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 7.8%. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
Rollingestimated
The grade varies by 8.4 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, low 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.

Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.

About this trail

Little Boulder Trail is a 0.9 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.

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Elevation profile

Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.

Descent
31 m
High point
1419 m
90th percentile grade
16.2%
1419 m1403 m1386 m0 m461 m922 m

Bike access & suitability

Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.

Conditional access

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

Difficult

53% confidence - score 54/100

  • - Terrain: 16.2% 90th-percentile grade and 18 m climbing per km.
  • - Surface: ground.

Source: Explicit OpenStreetMap access tags - OpenStreetMap contributors - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2

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Trails nearby

Other routes within about 15 km.

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Frequently asked

How long is Little Boulder Trail?

Little Boulder Trail is 0.9 km (0.6 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 15m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.

How hard is Little Boulder Trail?

OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 17 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 16%.

Where is Little Boulder Trail?

Little Boulder Trail is in Mount Hood National Recreation Area, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.

Is there parking at Little Boulder 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 Boulder Trail?

Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.

Trail data last updated August 2, 2026 · terrain computed July 30, 2026