Mountain Lakes Loop Trail
Hard · IvyMountain Lakes Wilderness, Oregon
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Add the first12.7 km7.9 mi
Distance
521 m1709 ft
Elevation gain
3h 40m
Est. time
Loop
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 "dirt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 17.6% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 36.7%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 11.4 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Mountain Lakes Loop Trail is a 12.7 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
- 524 m
- High point
- 2318 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 17.6%
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: 17.6% 90th-percentile grade and 41 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: dirt.
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.
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Frequently asked
How long is Mountain Lakes Loop Trail?
Mountain Lakes Loop Trail is 12.7 km (7.9 miles) as a loop. Allow roughly 3h 40m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Mountain Lakes Loop Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 521 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Mountain Lakes Loop Trail?
Mountain Lakes Loop Trail is in Mountain Lakes Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Mountain Lakes 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 Mountain Lakes 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.