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4,216 ft
Distance
208 ft
Climb
-36 ft
Descent
00:08:39
Avg time
171 ft
Altitude change
472 ft
Altitude min
683 ft
Altitude max
509 ft
Altitude start
679 ft
Altitude end
4.1%
Grade
-9.5%
Grade max
30.1%
Grade min
2,835 ft
Distance climb
974 ft
Distance down
135 ft
Distance flat
00:08:39
Avg time
Lower Dan's Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMcDonald Forest
Corvallis, Oregon -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#105030 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #72351 in Trail Running
- #79343 in Hiking
- #20360 in Horseback
- #46434 in Gravel Biking
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State Ranking#1,041 in Mountain Biking · Oregon [+]
- #1,289 in Trail Running
- #1,349 in Hiking
- #529 in Horseback
- #727 in Gravel Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeGravel Path
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Gravel
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Ride in RainYes
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Land Owner
Official multi-use bidirectional gravel trail. The trail is open year-round to bikes as well as equestrian and pedestrian traffic. Bikes are required by OSU to yield to all other users.
One of the longest continuous trails in the McDonald Forest system when combined with the upper sections. When coming off of Dimple Hill and heading towards Chip Ross Park, this segment is predominantly a climb up and around a ridge and through a power line clear cut. Be aware of other trail users potentially behind every blind corner. Both this and Horse Trail can be crowded.
Trail is often covered with wet, decomposing, crushed organic slurry that make it sloppy to ride in winter, but the gravel tread will hold up to the abuse and your tires will do no harm to anything other than making you and your bike a mess.
Access Info
The top of this trail starts at the bottom of Middle Dan's. Access both ends of this trail from different parts of the 612 road. Additional gravel connectors lead off this trail to Chip Ross Park and to Jackson Creek Drive, providing connectivity to the bottom of Lower Horse.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 6 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 48 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 193 rides
- Last: Oct 6, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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RisienJ
Playful and fun descent, not too bad to go up but a couple of surprise steeps.
E-man62
Pretty fun going down from Chip Ross. Not so fun going up though. It’s best when it’s a little wet.
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Nearby Trails
- Dan's-horse Connector 302 ft
- Lower Horse / 610 Connector 1,024 ft
- Lower Dan's / Jackson Creek Connector 1,027 ft
- Road 610 1,155 ft
- Road 612.6 1,191 ft
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