7.2 miles
Distance
965 ft
Climb
-909 ft
Descent
01:36:24
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Buck Mtn Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Silver Falls State Park
    Salem, Oregon
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #47798 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #73599 in Trail Running
    • #60020 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    Silver Falls State Park

Multi-use trail that is best used to access the other hike/bike trails.

This trail has big deep muddy puddles during the wet months.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Blue Rating: Intermediate features and steeper terrain.

Seasonal mud bogs and steep loose root line on south side

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Buck Mtn Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    56 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,359 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,245 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,359 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,414 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -23.7%
  • Grade min
    26.2%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    715 ft
  • Avg time
    01:36:24
  • Avg reverse time
    01:34:55
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on Feb 17, 2022
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 3.74 (6 votes)
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  • Prevalent Mud
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      Buck Mtn Loop Trail Reports

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      Feb 17, 2022 @ 10:28am
      Feb 17, 2022
      		 2/15. About 15 car sized mud bogs on this multiuse (horse and hiker) trail. We saw no one and the clay was slipper slippery and made the climb...
      Oct 22, 2020 @ 1:36pm
      Oct 22, 2020
      		 reporter Reopened.
      Sep 8, 2020 @ 9:02pm
      Sep 8, 2020
      		 reporter Park is closed due to wildfires burning in the area.
      Apr 30, 2019 @ 5:04pm
      Apr 30, 2019
      Apr 30, 2019 @ 5:03pm
      Apr 30, 2019
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      • 8 miles avg distance
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      • 19 rides
      • Last: Apr 29, 2025

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