Silver Shadow Trail
Easy · FernOregon
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Add the first2.9 km1.8 mi
Distance
201 m659 ft
Elevation gain
1h 0m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 15.1% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 30.5%. 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.
Fern's Friendly Walk A gentle wander — great for kids, dogs, and wildflower stops.
About this trail
Silver Shadow Trail is a 2.9 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
- 676 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 15.1%
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
73% confidence - score 56/100
- - Terrain: 15.1% 90th-percentile grade and 70 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 3.
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.
- Tarbell Trail29.0 km · 18.0 miHard · Ivy
- Tarbell Trail7.4 km · 4.6 miModerate · Ace
- L-1120 Road5.5 km · 3.4 miModerate · Ace
- L-1123 Road3.0 km · 1.9 miModerate · Ace
- L-1122 Road2.0 km · 1.3 miEasy · Fern
- Silver Shadow Trail1.6 km · 1.0 miEasy · Fern
- L-1123A Road1.4 km · 0.9 miEasy · Fern
- Tarbell Trail1.2 km · 0.7 miEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Appaloosa Trail
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Tarbell Trail
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- 2.6 km away
Bells Mountain Trail
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- 2.7 km away
Sixth Sense Trail
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4.22 km · 55m · ↑ 0 m
- 2.9 km away
Cold Creek Campground Connector
Easy · FernOregon
583 m · 10m · ↑ 17 m
- 3.0 km away
Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade)
Easy · FernOregon
1.12 km · 20m · ↑ 58 m
- 3.1 km away
Vista Ridge Trail
Easy · FernOregon
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- 3.2 km away
Cold Creek Trail
Easy · FernOregon
653 m · 10m · ↑ 0 m
- 3.2 km away
Thrillium MTB Trail
Moderate · AceOregon
3.81 km · 50m · ↑ 0 m
- 3.3 km away
Chinook Trail
Moderate · AceOregon
3.56 km · 1h 30m · ↑ 408 m
- 3.5 km away
Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek)
Moderate · AceOregon
5.09 km · 2h 0m · ↑ 523 m
- 3.6 km away
Lower Murphy's Grade
Easy · FernOregon
1.15 km · 15m · ↑ 0 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Silver Shadow Trail?
Silver Shadow Trail is 2.9 km (1.8 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 0m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Silver Shadow Trail?
OpenTrail rates it easy. It climbs about 201 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 15%.
Where is Silver Shadow Trail?
Silver Shadow 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 Silver Shadow 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 Silver Shadow Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.