Upper Bear Gulch Trail
Moderate · AceOregon
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Add the first4.8 km3.0 mi
Distance
63 m207 ft
Elevation gain
1h 10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- No bicycles
- 3 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rolling
- 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 21.0% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 29.5%. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 10.5 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate 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.
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About this trail
Upper Bear Gulch Trail is a 4.8 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
- 310 m
- High point
- 1104 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 21.0%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
prohibited
A general access restriction applies and no bicycle-specific permission overrides it.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
53% confidence - score 63/100
- - Terrain: 21.0% 90th-percentile grade and 13 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
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.
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Frequently asked
How long is Upper Bear Gulch Trail?
Upper Bear Gulch Trail is 4.8 km (3.0 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Upper Bear Gulch Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 63 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 21%.
Where is Upper Bear Gulch Trail?
Upper Bear Gulch 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 Upper Bear Gulch Trail?
3 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route, the nearest being Tunnel Ridge Trailhead. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.
Can you bike Upper Bear Gulch Trail?
Bicycles are not permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.