Lower Yakima Valley Pathway
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first18.2 km11.3 mi
Distance
21 m69 ft
Elevation gain
4h 5m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
- 12 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Paved
- Gently graded
- Mostly flat
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Pavedrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "asphalt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 1.8% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Mostly flatestimated
- It gains 1 m per kilometre, and 95% of it sits under a 2.2% grade. 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 Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Lower Yakima Valley Pathway is a 18.2 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
- 63 m
- High point
- 265 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 1.8%
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
Easy
53% confidence - score 4/100
- - Terrain: 1.8% 90th-percentile grade and 1 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: asphalt.
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 nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Frequently asked
How long is Lower Yakima Valley Pathway?
Lower Yakima Valley Pathway is 18.2 km (11.3 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 4h 5m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Lower Yakima Valley Pathway?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 21 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 2%.
Where is Lower Yakima Valley Pathway?
Lower Yakima Valley Pathway is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Lower Yakima Valley Pathway?
12 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.
Can you bike Lower Yakima Valley Pathway?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.