Larison Rock Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Larison Trails
Oakridge, Oregon
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (1 vote)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, XC
Direction

Downhill Primary
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Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking
#3244 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #57080 in Trail Running
- #68014 in Hiking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Owner

USFS. Willamette National Forest

Overview
Catch a morning shuttle to warm up on one of the area’s newer trails, Dead Mountain, and then catch an afternoon shuttle to Larison Rock. You can ride back into town from the bottom of either trail and by the end of the day you’ll have notched over 6K’ of descending.

Route Details
A basalt outcropping looming just south of town, Larison Rock quickly rises 1,400’ from the middle fork of the Willamette River. A paved road leads to the top for a quick and easy shuttle, making it a popular ride that can be knocked out in relatively short order; a bit longer, though if you make the worthwhile diversion from the trail up to the summit.

The descent is defined by exposure. It’s not so bad that you’d be bothered by it if you were climbing but when you’re headed downhill it’s all you can do to keep your mind from screaming “WATCH OUT”. With calm nerves you’ll be able to negotiate everything but all the same you’ll want to death-grip your bars for the occasional babyhead rock. The trail drains well and is less affected than others by the rain but when the roots are slippery it can be a white-knuckle experience. No heroics on your first attempt and you’ll be fine.

One of the great things about the Larison Rock Trail is that you can easily spin back to town from the bottom. When you hit the doubletrack (NF RD 5852), head right and then take the left towards Greenwaters Park, complete with restrooms, picnic tables, and a swimming hole. Once you’ve cooled off it’s only a couple minutes along surface streets back into downtown.

This ride is good when paired with the nearby Upper Dead Mountain shuttle (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/25427543).

Riding Season
Spring through fall.

Local Trail Association

Oakridge Trails Alliance
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More Stats for Larison Rock multi-use trail trail

Altitude change

-2,072 ft
Altitude min

1,211 ft
Altitude max

3,395 ft
Altitude start

3,283 ft
Altitude end

1,211 ft
Grade

-12.406%
Grade max

-97.253%
Grade min

47.924%
Distance climb

3,549 ft
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

675 ft
Avg time

00:18:55
Avg reverse time

00:46:06
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status	date	description
	Jun 10, 2025 @ 6:42pm Jun 10, 2025	reporter Loose over hard.
	Apr 13, 2025 @ 5:16pm Apr 13, 2025	No issues, ideal grip level. Looks like some tread work happened, corners are slappin.
	Mar 12, 2025 @ 8:24am Mar 12, 2025	~10" tree down across trail, easy to see ahead of time, but have to walk over, maybe half way down the trail. Light tread damage from walking...
	Dec 3, 2024 @ 3:43pm Dec 3, 2024	big timber down across trail
	Dec 3, 2024 @ 3:28pm Dec 3, 2024	Tree is about 5' diameter where it's laying across the trail. Pretty difficult to get around.

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