Northwest Firelane 5 Road
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
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Add the first1.8 km1.1 mi
Distance
130 m427 ft
Elevation gain
35m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Biking
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 17.5% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 47.9%. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 9.6 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, low 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.
Fern's Friendly Walk A gentle wander — great for kids, dogs, and wildflower stops.
About this trail
Northwest Firelane 5 Road is a 1.8 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
- 0 m
- High point
- 327 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 17.5%
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 63/100
- - Terrain: 17.5% 90th-percentile grade and 73 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: dirt.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 2.
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.
- Wildwood Trail46.6 km · 28.9 mi · Forest ParkHard · Ivy
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive16.1 km · 10.0 mi · Forest ParkHard · Ivy
- Northwest Saltzman Road4.7 km · 2.9 mi · Forest ParkModerate · Ace
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive2.8 km · 1.7 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Firelane 5 Road1.4 km · 0.8 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Saltzman Road1.1 km · 0.7 miEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 250 m away
Maple Trail
Moderate · AceForest Park, Oregon
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- 900 m away
Firelane 4
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
892 m · 10m · ↑ 0 m
- 1000 m away
Firelane 7A
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
1.19 km · 15m · ↑ 0 m
- 1.2 km away
Trillium Trail
Easy · FernMary S. Young Park, Oregon
1.03 km · 20m · ↑ 68 m
- 1.4 km away
Alder Ridge Trail
Easy · FernAlder Ridge Natural Area, Oregon
836 m · 15m · ↑ 55 m
- 1.5 km away
Hardesty Trail
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
851 m · 10m · ↑ 0 m
- 1.7 km away
Skyline Trail
Easy · FernOregon
1.62 km · 25m · ↑ 32 m
- 1.7 km away
Willamette Greenway
Moderate · AceOregon
5.89 km · 1h 20m · ↑ 7 m
- 1.8 km away
Saint Johns Bridge
Easy · FernOregon
2.35 km · 40m · ↑ 75 m
- 1.9 km away
Northwest Leif Erikson Drive
Moderate · AceForest Park, Oregon
4.20 km · 1h 5m · ↑ 75 m
- 2.0 km away
Chestnut Trail
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
791 m · 10m · ↑ 0 m
- 2.1 km away
North Portland Greenway Trail
Moderate · AceOregon
5.05 km · 1h 10m · ↑ 16 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Northwest Firelane 5 Road?
Northwest Firelane 5 Road is 1.8 km (1.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 35m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Northwest Firelane 5 Road?
OpenTrail rates it easy. It climbs about 130 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Northwest Firelane 5 Road?
Northwest Firelane 5 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 Firelane 5 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 Firelane 5 Road?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.