Waterhouse Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first9.4 km5.8 mi
Distance
66 m217 ft
Elevation gain
2h 10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes: conditions apply
What to expect on this trail
- Paved
- Gently graded
- Hiking
- Running
How these were worked out
- Pavedrecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "concrete". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Gently gradedestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 5.8% grade, so the climbing is easy going throughout. 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
Waterhouse Trail is a 9.4 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
- 80 m
- High point
- 98 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 5.8%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
conditional
Bicycle permission is explicit on part of the route; remaining segments are undocumented.
Confirm access on undocumented segments before riding.
Estimated MTB suitability
Easy
53% confidence - score 14/100
- - Terrain: 5.8% 90th-percentile grade and 7 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: concrete.
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.
- Westside Trail15.9 km · 9.9 miHard · Ivy
- Rock Creek Trail12.9 km · 8.0 miHard · Ivy
- Beaverton Creek Trail8.2 km · 5.1 miHard · Ivy
- Northwest Walker Road1.2 km · 0.7 miEasy · Fern
- Stoller Creek Greenway1.1 km · 0.7 mi · Stoller Creek GreenwayEasy · Fern
- Willow Creek Trail0.9 km · 0.6 mi · Willow Creek GreenwayEasy · Fern
- Northwest George W. Otten Parkway0.5 km · 0.3 miEasy · Fern
Trails nearby
Other routes within about 15 km.
- 200 m away
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- 750 m away
Kaiser Woods Park
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953 m · 15m · ↑ 26 m
- 950 m away
Yoshihara Trail
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- 1.6 km away
Old Westside Powerline Trail
Easy · FernOregon
562 m · 10m · ↑ 5 m
- 2.5 km away
Crescent Park Greenway (proposed segment)
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29.57 km · 6h 40m · ↑ 44 m
- 2.7 km away
Bannister Creek Park Greenway (Westside Trail)
Easy · FernBannister Creek Greenway, Oregon
602 m · 10m · ↑ 19 m
- 3.2 km away
Highway 26 Bike Path
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- 4.1 km away
Wildwood Trail
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- 4.2 km away
Water Line Trail
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- 4.5 km away
Cornelius Pass Bikeway
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- 4.6 km away
Linnton Park Trail
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1.14 km · 15m · ↑ 0 m
- 4.7 km away
Cannon Trail
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503 m · 5m · ↑ 0 m
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Frequently asked
How long is Waterhouse Trail?
Waterhouse Trail is 9.4 km (5.8 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 2h 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Waterhouse Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 66 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 6%.
Where is Waterhouse Trail?
Waterhouse 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 Waterhouse 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 Waterhouse Trail?
Bicycle access is conditional, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.