Northwest Leif Erikson Drive
Hard · IvyForest Park, Oregon
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Add the first16.1 km10.0 mi
Distance
259 m850 ft
Elevation gain
4h 0m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Gravel
- Moderate climbs
- Hiking
- Running
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Gravelrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "pebblestone". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Moderate climbsestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 10.7% grade, which is steady work rather than scrambling. Source: DEM terrain profile, high 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Northwest Leif Erikson Drive is a 16.1 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
- 167 m
- High point
- 223 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 10.7%
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
Moderate
73% confidence - score 40/100
- - Terrain: 10.7% 90th-percentile grade and 16 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: pebblestone.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 0.
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.
- Maple Trail6.2 km · 3.8 mi · Forest ParkModerate · Ace
- Northwest Saltzman Road4.7 km · 2.9 mi · Forest ParkModerate · Ace
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive4.2 km · 2.6 mi · Forest ParkModerate · Ace
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive3.9 km · 2.4 mi · Forest ParkModerate · Ace
- Northwest Firelane 1 Road3.6 km · 2.2 mi · Forest ParkModerate · Ace
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive2.8 km · 1.7 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive1.9 km · 1.2 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Firelane 5 Road1.8 km · 1.1 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Firelane 2 Road1.6 km · 1.0 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Dogwood Trail1.6 km · 1.0 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive1.5 km · 0.9 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Saltzman Road1.5 km · 0.9 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Firelane 3 Road1.4 km · 0.9 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Wild Cherry Trail1.3 km · 0.8 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Alder Trail1.3 km · 0.8 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive1.2 km · 0.7 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Firelane 7A1.2 km · 0.7 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Springville Road1.2 km · 0.7 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive1.0 km · 0.6 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Firelane 40.9 km · 0.6 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Hardesty Trail0.9 km · 0.5 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
- Chestnut Trail0.8 km · 0.5 mi · Forest ParkEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 300 m away
Wildwood Trail
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Holman Lane
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
1.29 km · 30m · ↑ 129 m
- 1000 m away
Alder Trail
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
1.11 km · 15m · ↑ 7 m
- 1000 m away
Lower Macleay Trail
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
1.38 km · 20m · ↑ 0 m
- 1.1 km away
Jay Trail
Easy · FernPittock Bird Sanctuary, Oregon
866 m · 15m · ↑ 47 m
- 1.2 km away
Cumberland Trail
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
646 m · 10m · ↑ 6 m
- 1.3 km away
Upper Macleay Trail
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
1.25 km · 20m · ↑ 11 m
- 1.4 km away
North Collins Trail
Easy · FernCollins Sanctuary, Oregon
876 m · 15m · ↑ 41 m
- 1.5 km away
Founders Trail
Easy · FernUhtoff Sanctuary, Oregon
847 m · 15m · ↑ 43 m
- 2.1 km away
White Pine Trail
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1.16 km · 20m · ↑ 69 m
- 2.2 km away
Bristlecone Pine Trail
Easy · FernHoyt Arboretum, Oregon
979 m · 15m · ↑ 14 m
- 2.3 km away
Nature Trail
Easy · FernForest Park, Oregon
984 m · 20m · ↑ 67 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Northwest Leif Erikson Drive?
Northwest Leif Erikson Drive is 16.1 km (10.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 4h 0m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Northwest Leif Erikson Drive?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 259 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 11%.
Where is Northwest Leif Erikson Drive?
Northwest Leif Erikson Drive 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 Leif Erikson Drive?
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 Leif Erikson Drive?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.