Sand Trail
Moderate · AceOregon Badlands Wilderness, Oregon
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Add the first4.6 km2.9 mi
Distance
22 m72 ft
Elevation gain
1h 5m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Gently graded
- Mostly flat
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 1.7% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Mostly flatestimated
- It gains 5 m per kilometre, and 95% of it sits under a 2.3% grade. 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
Sand Trail is a 4.6 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
- 1073 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 1.7%
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
Easy
53% confidence - score 22/100
- - Terrain: 1.7% 90th-percentile grade and 5 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.
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Frequently asked
How long is Sand Trail?
Sand Trail is 4.6 km (2.9 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 5m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Sand Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 22 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 2%.
Where is Sand Trail?
Sand Trail is in Oregon Badlands Wilderness, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Sand 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 Sand Trail?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.