Quartz Creek Road
Hard · IvyOregon
No photos yet
Add the first9.7 km6.0 mi
Distance
62 m203 ft
Elevation gain
2h 15m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Paved
- Steep
- Even underfoot
- Rolling
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Pavedrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "paved". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 16.7% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 22.6%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Even underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records track type "grade1" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 8.3 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. 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.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Quartz Creek Road is a 9.7 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
Loading forecast…
Elevation profile
Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.
- Descent
- 590 m
- High point
- 941 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 16.7%
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
Moderate
65% confidence - score 39/100
- - Terrain: 16.7% 90th-percentile grade and 6 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: paved.
- - Track firmness: grade1.
Source: No access source recorded - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
Posted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
Report incorrect bike access
Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 1.2 km away
Hog Slide
Easy · FernOregon
1.95 km · 25m · ↑ 0 m
- 2.5 km away
Goathead
Easy · FernOregon
1.63 km · 35m · ↑ 140 m
- 3.1 km away
Coffee Pot
Moderate · AceOregon
7.22 km · 1h 45m · ↑ 79 m
- 3.4 km away
Reiders Mainline
Easy · FernOregon
1.23 km · 20m · ↑ 28 m
- 3.8 km away
Tom East
Moderate · AceOregon
4.37 km · 1h 5m · ↑ 70 m
- 4.2 km away
Old Hog Creek Ridge
Moderate · AceOregon
3.72 km · 1h 5m · ↑ 166 m
- 4.2 km away
Tunnel Ridge
Easy · FernOregon
1.41 km · 20m · ↑ 6 m
- 4.2 km away
McKnabes Lost Spur
Easy · FernOregon
845 m · 15m · ↑ 23 m
- 4.6 km away
Centennial Gulch
Moderate · AceOregon
3.00 km · 1h 0m · ↑ 195 m
- 4.7 km away
Dog Ridge
Moderate · AceOregon
6.22 km · 1h 40m · ↑ 150 m
- 4.7 km away
Brockman Ridge
Moderate · AceOregon
4.50 km · 1h 5m · ↑ 39 m
- 5.0 km away
McKnabe Creek
Hard · IvyOregon
12.29 km · 3h 35m · ↑ 535 m
Photos
Location metadata is stripped from uploads automatically. New photos are reviewed by a moderator before they appear publicly.
No photos yet.
Reviews
Create a free account to review this trail.
Frequently asked
How long is Quartz Creek Road?
Quartz Creek Road is 9.7 km (6.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 15m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Quartz Creek Road?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 62 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 17%.
Where is Quartz Creek Road?
Quartz Creek Road is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Quartz Creek 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.