Loop Trail
Moderate · AceColumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
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Add the first5.5 km3.4 mi
Distance
302 m991 ft
Elevation gain
1h 45m
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 17.9% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 28.6%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 9.9 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
Loop Trail is a 5.5 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
- 89 m
- High point
- 622 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 17.9%
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 60/100
- - Terrain: 17.9% 90th-percentile grade and 54 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.
- Logging Road6.7 km · 4.1 miModerate · Ace
- Huckleberry Trail5.2 km · 3.3 mi · Molalla River Corridor Recreation AreaModerate · Ace
- Palmer Mill Road4.0 km · 2.5 miModerate · Ace
- Loop Trail3.3 km · 2.0 mi · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaModerate · Ace
- Fern Creek Trail2.4 km · 1.5 mi · Molalla River Corridor Recreation AreaEasy · Fern
- She Devil1.9 km · 1.2 mi · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaModerate · Ace
- Rim Tie Trail1.9 km · 1.2 mi · Molalla River Corridor Recreation AreaEasy · Fern
- Bear Woods Loop Trail1.8 km · 1.1 mi · Molalla River Corridor Recreation AreaEasy · Fern
- Bullet Car Trail0.7 km · 0.5 mi · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaEasy · Fern
- Elk Run Loop Trail0.6 km · 0.4 mi · Molalla River Corridor Recreation AreaEasy · Fern
- Cemetery Trail0.5 km · 0.3 mi · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 600 m away
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- 750 m away
Red Vole Road Trail
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- 1.3 km away
Deer Skull Trail
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- 1.5 km away
South Huckleberry Trail
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3.11 km · 55m · ↑ 110 m
- 1.9 km away
Hardy Creek Trail
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516 m · 5m · ↑ 0 m
- 2.4 km away
Looney's Trail
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1.24 km · 20m · ↑ 36 m
- 3.3 km away
Clifford's Crossing Trail
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630 m · 10m · ↑ 39 m
- 3.5 km away
Americorps Alley
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661 m · 15m · ↑ 46 m
- 3.7 km away
Leap Frog Trail
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1.37 km · 25m · ↑ 44 m
- 3.8 km away
Mark's Trail
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Aquila Vista
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Frequently asked
How long is Loop Trail?
Loop Trail is 5.5 km (3.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 45m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Loop Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 302 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Loop Trail?
Loop Trail is in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Loop 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 Loop Trail?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.