Willamette National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

The McKenzie and Willamette river areas are home to some of the best riding in the southern Cascade range, with some very popular, well known rides such as the McKenzie River Trail, King Castle, Hardesty, Larison, Lawler and Tire Mtn.

A wide variety of terrain ensures there is something for everyone.

Oakridge is centrally located in the Middle Fork RD, and like Leavenworth WA, Gov't Camp or Sisters, it makes for a great mountainbike base camp.

The Waldo lake area offers plenty of moderate terrain, and ties in with some Bend ranger district trails as well.

The northern half of the ranger district is not as well known for mountain biking but there are more trails to be listed from that area.

2020 Beachie Creek, Lionshead & Holiday Farm Fires: Most of the Detroit RD and a portion of the McKenzie River RD were damaged by the fires. See the Willamette NF Site for closures.

As always, it is best to call the local Ranger District for trail conditions and other restrictions prior to riding, as the NF website may not contain trip-specific details.

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Name
Nbr
Type
Climbing
Length: Mi
Ride Time: Hrs
State
National Forest
Ranger District
Incline of Ascent: Pct
Singletrack: Pct
TH Elev.: Ft
Elev. Chg.: Ft
Overall Rating
Aerobic
Flow
Page Status
Cultus Lk: Winopee Lk. 16 Loop Easy 12 2 OR Deschutes Bend 2% 60 4750 1150 5 3 7 Topo, Guide
Lemish Lk. to Charlton Lk. 19 Loop Easy 14.5 3 OR Deschutes Bend 5% 100 4950 1850 8 5 7 Topo, Guide
Crescent Lk. to Windy Lk. 3846 Loop Moderate 23 4 OR Deschutes Crescent 4% 100 4900 2900 6 5 7 Topo, Guide
Rhododendron Rdg. 564 OAB Moderate 19 4 OR Mt Hood Clackamas 7% 100 4600 3900 6 5 6 Topo, Guide, Video
Lodgepole to Red Lk. 706 OAB Moderate 21 3 OR Mt Hood Clackamas 8% 100 4900 4000 5 7 6 Topo, Guide
Brice Cr. 1403 OAB Moderate 12 3 OR Umpqua Cottage Grove 8% 100 1400 4100 7 6 7 Topo, Guide, Video
Crawfish 1421 Loop Intense 10 3 OR Umpqua Cottage Grove 14% 99 1700 3800 7 7 6 Topo, Guide
Mayflower 1559 Loop Moderate 6.5 2 OR Umpqua North Umpqua 12% 50 2450 2350 4 6 4 Topo, Guide
Umpqua Rvr: Marsters to Toketee 1414 OAB Moderate 26.5 5 OR Umpqua Clearwater Lake 7% 95 1550 8000 8 5 7 Topo, Guide
Umpqua Rvr: Dread and Terror 1414 OAB Moderate 31.5 6 OR Umpqua Clearwater Lake 4% 100 2400 6300 10 7 7 Topo, Guide, Video
Alpine 3450 Loop Intense 19.5 5 OR Willamette Middle Fork 11% 50 1200 5600 10 8 7 Topo, Guide, Video
Eugene to Crest: Bunchgrass Rdg. 3559 OAB Intense 33 8 OR Willamette Middle Fork 8% 100 3500 9400 10 8 7 Topo, Guide
Grasshopper - Chucksney Mt. 3569 Loop Intense 25 5 OR Willamette Middle Fork 11% 100 3800 7300 7 7 6 Topo, Guide
Hardesty, Goodman, Eula 3469 Loop Intense 18 5 OR Willamette Middle Fork 11% 65 1000 3500 8 7 7 Topo, Guide, Video
Jones 3472 Loop Moderate 13 3 OR Willamette Middle Fork 12% 100 1000 4800 6 7 6 Topo, Guide
King Castle 4326 OAB Moderate 14 3 OR Willamette McKenzie Rvr 10% 100 1200 3900 7 6 7 Topo, Guide, Video
Larison Cr. 3646 OAB Moderate 10 2 OR Willamette Middle Fork 7% 100 1550 2500 7 6 6 Topo, Guide, Video
Larison Rock 3607 Loop Moderate 10 2 OR Willamette Middle Fork 10% 25 1200 3400 6 7 6 Topo, Guide
Lawler - Lone Wolf 3473 OAB Intense 22 4 OR Willamette Middle Fork 10% 100 950 6100 7 7 6 Topo, Guide
Lost Cr. 3462 OAB Intense 17 4 OR Willamette Middle Fork 10% 100 2700 6200 7 7 7 Topo, Guide, Video
McKenzie Rvr. Trailbridge CG 3507 OAB Moderate 17 3 OR Willamette McKenzie Rvr. 4% 100 2500 2200 9 6 7 Topo, Guide, Video
McKenzie Rvr. Paradise CG 3507 OAB Easy 26 4 OR Willamette McKenzie Rvr. 1% 100 1450 1700 8 5 9 Topo, Guide, Video
Olallie 3529 Loop Intense 20 4 OR Willamette McKenzie Rvr. 12% 100 2600 5600 7 7 5 Topo, Guide, Video
O'leary Mt. 3321 Shuttle Intense 12 6 OR Willamette McKenzie Rvr. 16% 100 2250 3400 7 9 5 Topo, Guide
Salmon Cr. - Aubrey Mt. 4365 Loop Moderate 15 2.5 OR Willamette Middle Fork 12% 95 1250 3100 6 6 7 Topo, Guide
Tire Mt. 3485 Loop Intense 23 4 OR Willamette Middle Fork 8% 65 1100 5400 8 7 8 Topo, Guide
South Waldo Lk. 3586 Loop Moderate 15 4 OR Willamette Middle Fork 8% 100 4825 3500 8 7 6 Topo, Guide
Waldo Lk. 3590 Loop Moderate 20.5 4 OR Willamette Middle Fork 4% 100 5400 2450 8 5 8 Topo, Guide, Video
Middle Fork Willamette 3609 OAB Easy 20.5 3 OR Willamette Middle Fork 3% 100 1550 1900 6 4 8 Topo, Guide, Video
South Willamette 3465 OAB Easy 10.5 2 OR Willamette Middle Fork 5% 100 975 2400 5 4 7 Topo, Guide
Moon Pt. - Youngs Rock 3685 Loop Mt Goat 18.5 4 OR Willamette Middle Fork 8% 35 2000 5700 6 8 4 Topo, Guide
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Trail Rankings

Ranking consistently applied to all of the listed trails.

  • Overall Rating: Ride quality and challenge
  • Aerobic: Ascent challenge
  • Technical Difficulty: Terrain challenge
  • Steepness: Average incline
  • Flow: Uninterrupted riding
  • Elevation Change: Total elevation gain
  • Ride Difficulty: Terrain challenge

 

 

 

Ascent

Elevation and Incline

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Mtn Goat

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