Middle Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first9.0 km5.6 mi
Distance
213 m699 ft
Elevation gain
2h 20m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rough underfoot
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Biking
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 15.6% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 25.4%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records track type "grade5" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 8.7 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, 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.
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About this trail
Middle Trail is a 9.0 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
- 283 m
- High point
- 1213 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 15.6%
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
Extreme
65% confidence - score 80/100
- - Terrain: 15.6% 90th-percentile grade and 24 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
- - Track firmness: grade5.
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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Frequently asked
How long is Middle Trail?
Middle Trail is 9.0 km (5.6 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 20m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Middle Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 213 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 16%.
Where is Middle Trail?
Middle Trail is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Middle 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 Middle Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.