Skull Creek Road
Hard · IvyOwyhee River Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Oregon
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Add the first22.6 km14.0 mi
Distance
90 m295 ft
Elevation gain
5h 10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
What to expect on this trail
- Gently graded
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 3.2% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, high 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
Skull Creek Road is a 22.6 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
- 107 m
- High point
- 1539 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 3.2%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
Confirm before riding
No authoritative or explicit bicycle-access rule is recorded for this trail.
Estimated MTB suitability
Easy
35% confidence - score 7/100
- - Terrain: 3.2% 90th-percentile grade and 4 m climbing per km.
Source: No access source recorded - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
Posted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
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Frequently asked
How long is Skull Creek Road?
Skull Creek Road is 22.6 km (14.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 5h 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Skull Creek Road?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 90 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 3%.
Where is Skull Creek Road?
Skull Creek Road is in Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Skull Creek Road?
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.