Pine Lakes Alternate
Hard · IvyEagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon
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Distance
82 m269 ft
Elevation gain
15m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Sustained climb
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 27.3% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 54.0%. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 153 m of elevation per kilometre. 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Pine Lakes Alternate is a 0.5 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
- 2488 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 27.3%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
prohibited
OpenStreetMap explicitly marks bicycle access as prohibited on at least one segment.
Estimated MTB suitability
Extreme
53% confidence - score 76/100
- - Terrain: 27.3% 90th-percentile grade and 153 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
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.
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 2.3 km away
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East Eagle Trail
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Norway Trail
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Blue Creek Trail
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Sugarloaf - West Trail
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Cliff River Spur
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Looking-Glass Lake Trail
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South Fork Imnaha Trail
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Bear Lake Trail
Easy · FernEagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon
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Main Eagle Trail
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Frequently asked
How long is Pine Lakes Alternate?
Pine Lakes Alternate is 0.5 km (0.3 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 15m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Pine Lakes Alternate?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 82 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 27%.
Where is Pine Lakes Alternate?
Pine Lakes Alternate is in Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Pine Lakes Alternate?
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 Pine Lakes Alternate?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.