Nellies Cove Trail
Easy · FernPort Orford Heads State Park, Oregon
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Distance
22 m72 ft
Elevation gain
10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- 10 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Gravel
- Steep
- Rolling
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Gravelrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "compacted". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 15.5% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 23.2%. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 10.3 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, low 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.
Fern's Friendly Walk A gentle wander — great for kids, dogs, and wildflower stops.
About this trail
Nellies Cove Trail is a 0.6 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
- 8 m
- High point
- 90 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 15.5%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
Confirm before riding
No authoritative or explicit bicycle-access rule is recorded for this trail.
Estimated MTB suitability
Moderate
53% confidence - score 42/100
- - Terrain: 15.5% 90th-percentile grade and 35 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: compacted.
Source: No access source recorded - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
Posted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
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Frequently asked
How long is Nellies Cove Trail?
Nellies Cove Trail is 0.6 km (0.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Nellies Cove Trail?
OpenTrail rates it easy. It climbs about 22 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 16%.
Where is Nellies Cove Trail?
Nellies Cove Trail is in Port Orford Heads State Park, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Nellies Cove Trail?
10 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route, the nearest being Port Orford Lifeboat Station Museum Parking. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.