Sardine Road
Hard · IvySantiam State Forest, Oregon
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Add the first8.5 km5.3 mi
Distance
1008 m3307 ft
Elevation gain
3h 35m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
- 6 parking areas
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 "unpaved". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 23.9% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 35.1%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Sustained climbestimated
- This trail gains 119 m of elevation per kilometre. 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
Sardine Road is a 8.5 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
- 45 m
- High point
- 1339 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 23.9%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
prohibited
A general access restriction applies and no bicycle-specific permission overrides it.
Estimated MTB suitability
Extreme
65% confidence - score 86/100
- - Terrain: 23.9% 90th-percentile grade and 119 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: unpaved.
- - Track firmness: grade3.
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.
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Opal Lake Trail #3372
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Bobcat Trail
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Radio Flyer
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Frequently asked
How long is Sardine Road?
Sardine Road is 8.5 km (5.3 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 3h 35m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Sardine Road?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 1008 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 24%.
Where is Sardine Road?
Sardine Road is in Santiam State Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Sardine Road?
6 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.
Can you bike Sardine Road?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.