Sand Canyon
Moderate · AceOregon
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Add the first3.3 km2.1 mi
Distance
310 m1017 ft
Elevation gain
1h 15m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Even underfoot
- Sustained climb
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "dirt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 19.4% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 25.1%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Even underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records smoothness "excellent" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 94 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Sand Canyon is a 3.3 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
- 1430 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 19.4%
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
88% confidence - score 69/100
- - Terrain: 19.4% 90th-percentile grade and 94 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: dirt.
- - Smoothness: excellent.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 1.
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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Frequently asked
How long is Sand Canyon?
Sand Canyon is 3.3 km (2.1 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 15m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Sand Canyon?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 310 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 19%.
Where is Sand Canyon?
Sand Canyon is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Sand Canyon?
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 Sand Canyon?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.