5.5 miles
Distance
172 ft
Climb
-1,923 ft
Descent
01:11:36
Avg time
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Middlefork - Willamette River Trail Area
    Oakridge, Oregon
  • Ref Number
    #3609
  • AKA
    OTT Willamette, Oregon Timber Trail, OTT
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #48060 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #77098 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Remote and lightly-travelled river trail. Follows the Middle Fork of the Willamette River from its headwaters at Timpanogas Lake over 30 miles downriver to near Sand Prairie Campground just above Hills Creek Reservoir. This is a full-day expedition and best ridden as a shuttle in order to get the full trail experience. Ridden that way it is one of the best trail experiences in Oregon.

Despite being mostly downhill on average, many punchy steep climbs will test your endurance. Be prepared about every kind of water crossing imaginable, often including logs or broken and twisted bridges. Also mosquitos at Timpanogas late early in the summer season.

Segments of the trail cross roads and bridges so you will need to pay attention as many intersections are not well-marked. Particularly in the lower sections below Moon Point where the trail flattens out and becomes braided in a swamp/meadow.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Middle Fork Trail - Upper multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,753 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,595 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,350 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,349 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,596 ft
  • Grade
    -6%
  • Grade max
    -62.5%
  • Grade min
    28.2%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,549 ft
  • Avg time
    01:11:36
  • Avg reverse time
    01:15:28
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on Jul 29, 2024
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      Middle Fork... Trail Reports

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      Jul 29, 2024 @ 2:21pm
      Jul 29, 2024
      		 reporter Closed due to the lightning-sparked Moss Mountain Fire, which was reported July 18, 2024 See the Willamette NF closure order: ...
      Aug 25, 2022 @ 11:22am
      Aug 25, 2022
      		 The Big Swamp Fire closure order has been reduced and this trail is now open.
      Aug 11, 2022 @ 4:46pm
      Aug 11, 2022
      		 Closed per ORDER NO. 06-18-10-22-16 for Big Swamp Fire.
      Aug 3, 2021 @ 10:59am
      Aug 3, 2021
      Sep 29, 2020 @ 9:56pm
      Sep 29, 2020
      		 Massive amounts of downed trees on the trail right now — because of this, some of the steeper sidehill sections are nearly impossible to go...
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      • 45 miles avg distance
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      • 86 rides
      • Last: Jul 21, 2024

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