South Willamette Trail
Moderate · AceWillamette National Forest, Oregon
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Add the first7.1 km4.4 mi
Distance
333 m1093 ft
Elevation gain
2h 10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rolling
- 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 18.8% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 29.8%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 11.9 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. 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.
Ace's Active Trek A real workout with honest climbing — pack water and snacks.
About this trail
South Willamette Trail is a 7.1 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
- 246 m
- High point
- 436 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 18.8%
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 61/100
- - Terrain: 18.8% 90th-percentile grade and 47 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
- - Mapped MTB technical scale: 2.
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
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Frequently asked
How long is South Willamette Trail?
South Willamette Trail is 7.1 km (4.4 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is South Willamette Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 333 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 19%.
Where is South Willamette Trail?
South Willamette Trail is in Willamette National Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at South Willamette 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 South Willamette Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.