South Pond Loop
Easy · FernAnkeny National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon
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Elevation gain
15m
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Route
Route type
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 "dirt". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 0.8% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
- Mostly flatestimated
- It gains 0 m per kilometre, and 95% of it sits under a 0.9% grade. Source: DEM terrain profile, low 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.
Fern's Friendly Walk A gentle wander — great for kids, dogs, and wildflower stops.
About this trail
South Pond Loop is a 1.2 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
- 59 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 0.8%
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
Easy
53% confidence - score 22/100
- - Terrain: 0.8% 90th-percentile grade and 0 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: dirt.
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 South Pond Loop?
South Pond Loop is 1.2 km (0.7 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 15m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is South Pond Loop?
OpenTrail rates it easy. It climbs about 0 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 1%.
Where is South Pond Loop?
South Pond Loop is in Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at South Pond Loop?
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.