Packsaddle Mountain Trail
Moderate · AceThree Sisters Wilderness, Oregon
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Add the first4.8 km3.0 mi
Distance
426 m1398 ft
Elevation gain
1h 45m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Steep
- Sustained climb
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 30.7% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 47.6%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 89 m of elevation per kilometre. 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.
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About this trail
Packsaddle Mountain Trail is a 4.8 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
- 256 m
- High point
- 1862 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 30.7%
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
Difficult
35% confidence - score 52/100
- - Terrain: 30.7% 90th-percentile grade and 89 m climbing per km.
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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Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- less than 100 m away
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Lakeside Trail
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PCT - Oregon Section E
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Snowshoe Lakes Trail #33
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Porky Lake Trail
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Goose Lake Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Packsaddle Mountain Trail?
Packsaddle Mountain Trail is 4.8 km (3.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 45m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Packsaddle Mountain Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 426 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 31%.
Where is Packsaddle Mountain Trail?
Packsaddle Mountain Trail is in Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Packsaddle Mountain 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.