Marvin's Garden
Moderate · AceDeschutes National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first7.0 km4.4 mi
Distance
64 m210 ft
Elevation gain
1h 40m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Gently graded
- Even underfoot
- Hiking
- Running
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "dirt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 6.1% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Even underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "excellent" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
Biking is listed because the access rules record an explicit permission — see the bike section below for its authority. It is never inferred from the terrain.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Marvin's Garden is a 7.0 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
- 52 m
- High point
- 1238 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 6.1%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
allowed
Every imported segment carries an explicit bicycle permission.
Estimated MTB suitability
Moderate
88% confidence - score 34/100
- - Terrain: 6.1% 90th-percentile grade and 9 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: dirt.
- - Smoothness: excellent.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 1.
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.
- Phil's Trail12.9 km · 8.0 mi · Deschutes National ForestHard · Ivy
- Ticket to Ride9.5 km · 5.9 mi · Deschutes National ForestHard · Ivy
- COD8.5 km · 5.3 mi · Deschutes National ForestHard · Ivy
- Phil's Trail7.2 km · 4.5 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- KGB7.0 km · 4.4 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Rimrock Trail5.2 km · 3.2 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- West Bend Trail3.9 km · 2.4 miModerate · Ace
- National Forest Development Road 46043.7 km · 2.3 mi · Deschutes National ForestModerate · Ace
- Ticket to Ride2.4 km · 1.5 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- KGB2.3 km · 1.4 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- Marvin's Garden;COD1.9 km · 1.2 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- ELV1.4 km · 0.9 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- Marvin's Garden1.0 km · 0.6 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- COD1.0 km · 0.6 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- COD Rockstacker0.9 km · 0.5 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
- Marvin's Garden0.9 km · 0.5 mi · Deschutes National ForestEasy · Fern
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Other routes within about 15 km.
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Bill's Trail
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MTB
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Frequently asked
How long is Marvin's Garden?
Marvin's Garden is 7.0 km (4.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 40m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Marvin's Garden?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 64 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 6%.
Where is Marvin's Garden?
Marvin's Garden is in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Marvin's Garden?
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 Marvin's Garden?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.