Quartz Creek Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first15.7 km9.7 mi
Distance
1337 m4386 ft
Elevation gain
5h 45m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Steep
- Sustained climb
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 29.5% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 83.3%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 85 m of elevation per kilometre. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate 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
Quartz Creek Trail is a 15.7 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
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Elevation profile
Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.
- Descent
- 579 m
- High point
- 1303 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 29.5%
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
35% confidence - score 52/100
- - Terrain: 29.5% 90th-percentile grade and 85 m climbing per km.
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.
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Other routes within about 15 km.
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Frequently asked
How long is Quartz Creek Trail?
Quartz Creek Trail is 15.7 km (9.7 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 5h 45m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Quartz Creek Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 1337 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 30%.
Where is Quartz Creek Trail?
Quartz Creek Trail 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 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.
Can you bike Quartz Creek Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.