Upper Gnat Creek Trail
Moderate · AceClatsop State Forest, Oregon
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Add the first3.6 km2.3 mi
Distance
153 m502 ft
Elevation gain
1h 5m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "unpaved". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 16.0% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 20.2%. 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.
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About this trail
Upper Gnat Creek Trail is a 3.6 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
- 23 m
- High point
- 219 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 16.0%
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
53% confidence - score 55/100
- - Terrain: 16.0% 90th-percentile grade and 42 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: unpaved.
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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Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
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Frequently asked
How long is Upper Gnat Creek Trail?
Upper Gnat Creek Trail is 3.6 km (2.3 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 1h 5m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Upper Gnat Creek Trail?
OpenTrail rates it moderate. It climbs about 153 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 16%.
Where is Upper Gnat Creek Trail?
Upper Gnat Creek Trail is in Clatsop State Forest, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Upper Gnat Creek 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 Upper Gnat Creek Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.