Northwest BPA Road
Moderate · AceForest Park, Oregon
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Add the first3.3 km2.0 mi
Distance
14 m46 ft
Elevation gain
45m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Gravel
- Steep
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Gravelrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "gravel". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 25.4% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 13.1%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 12.1 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Northwest BPA Road is a 3.3 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
- 306 m
- High point
- 325 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 25.4%
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
Difficult
73% confidence - score 58/100
- - Terrain: 25.4% 90th-percentile grade and 4 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: gravel.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 2.
Source: Explicit OpenStreetMap access tags - OpenStreetMap contributors - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
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Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
- Wildwood Trail46.6 km · 28.9 mi · Forest ParkHard · Ivy
- Northwest Newton Road3.0 km · 1.9 mi · Forest ParkModerate · Ace
- Northwest Firelane 12 Road2.4 km · 1.5 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest BPA Road1.1 km · 0.7 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- BPA Offshoot1.1 km · 0.7 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Firelane 13 Road1.0 km · 0.6 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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- 2.3 km away
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Tolinda Trail
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- 2.6 km away
Yoshihara Trail
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- 2.6 km away
Bethany Creek Greenway
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- 2.9 km away
Hardesty Trail
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Trillium Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Northwest BPA Road?
Northwest BPA Road is 3.3 km (2.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 45m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Northwest BPA Road?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 14 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 25%.
Where is Northwest BPA Road?
Northwest BPA Road is in Forest Park, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Northwest BPA Road?
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 Northwest BPA Road?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.