Snipes Mountain Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first8.8 km5.5 mi
Distance
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Elevation gain
2h 0m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- 3 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Hiking
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 16.8% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 7.5%. 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
Snipes Mountain Trail is a 8.8 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
- 766 m
- High point
- 1919 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 16.8%
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
Difficult
53% confidence - score 53/100
- - Terrain: 16.8% 90th-percentile grade and 0 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
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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Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
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Other routes within about 15 km.
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Frequently asked
How long is Snipes Mountain Trail?
Snipes Mountain Trail is 8.8 km (5.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 0m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Snipes Mountain Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 0 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 17%.
Where is Snipes Mountain Trail?
Snipes Mountain 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 Snipes Mountain Trail?
3 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route, the nearest being Lower Gotchen Creek Trailhead. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.