Logging Road
Moderate · AceOregon
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Add the first6.7 km4.1 mi
Distance
152 m499 ft
Elevation gain
1h 45m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
What to expect on this trail
- Gravel
- Moderate climbs
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Gravelrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "gravel". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Moderate climbsestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 13.0% grade, which is steady work rather than scrambling. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 8.4 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Logging Road is a 6.7 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
- 245 m
- High point
- 699 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 13.0%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
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
Moderate
65% confidence - score 49/100
- - Terrain: 13.0% 90th-percentile grade and 23 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: gravel.
- - Track firmness: grade2.
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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Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
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- Palmer Mill Road4.0 km · 2.5 miModerate · Ace
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- Donahue Creek Trail1.5 km · 0.9 mi · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaEasy · Fern
- Rail Grade0.7 km · 0.5 mi · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 600 m away
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The Way
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2.04 km · 30m · ↑ 47 m
- 1.5 km away
Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade
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- 1.5 km away
Giant Cedar Loop
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- 1.6 km away
Bullet Car Trail
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- 1.6 km away
Red Shorts Cut Route
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Cemetery Trail
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- 1.8 km away
Foxglove Way
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Devil's Fork
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951 m · 15m · ↑ 0 m
- 2.1 km away
North Viewpoint
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601 m · 10m · ↑ 30 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Logging Road?
Logging Road is 6.7 km (4.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 45m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Logging Road?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 152 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 13%.
Where is Logging Road?
Logging 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 Logging Road?
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 Logging Road?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.