Mountain Bike

1,391 ft

Distance

-52 ft

Descent

00:01:14

Avg time

Middle Horse Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
Riding Area

McDonald Forest
Corvallis, Oregon
Difficulty Rating

Green rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Mixed
Bike Type

AM, XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Popular in reverse
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Easy
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Family Friendly

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Local Popularity
90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
Land Manager

OSU Research Forests

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.

This trail is primarily a double track that leads from the bottom of Upper Horse to the top of Lower Horse along the edge of a recent harvest to the west. The double track has only been widened as a result of harvest operations. Additional spur lengths lead out to Road 610, with the spur near Upper Horse being much shorter and wider and the spur near Lower Horse being singletrack.

Due to its width and heavy-duty surface, this trail is pretty much impervious to anything and is almost always in good condition.

Access Info

You will most likely access this trail via Upper Horse, Lower Horse, or Road 610.

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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Middle Horse bike trail trail

Altitude change

-52 ft
Altitude min

929 ft
Altitude max

982 ft
Altitude start

982 ft
Altitude end

928 ft
Grade

-3.8%
Grade max

-13.3%
Grade min

0.2%
Distance down

981 ft
Distance flat

410 ft
Avg time

00:01:14
Avg reverse time

00:02:44
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Status:

on Mar 3, 2021

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
White
Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

Past Week

5 rides
14 miles avg distance

6 Months

68 rides
14 miles avg distance

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Nearby Trails

Lower Horse 1,430 ft
Upper Horse 1,998 ft
Upper Bombs Away 2,936 ft
Upper Bombs Away Alt Entrance 3,556 ft
High Horse 4,370 ft

McDonald Forest

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status	date	description
	Mar 3, 2021 @ 7:12am 2 days	A little slick, a little dry and loose, a little wet, a little soft, some of everything.
	Feb 20, 2021 @ 4:50pm Feb 20, 2021	Wet, standing water, decaying sloppy organics and muck.
	Nov 8, 2020 @ 11:39am Nov 8, 2020
	Sep 18, 2020 @ 9:58am Sep 18, 2020	reporter The Oregon State University Research Forests will be open for all uses beginning on Friday, Sept. 18, at 1:00 p.m. as the Industrial Fire...
	Sep 8, 2020 @ 11:45am Sep 8, 2020	reporter Due to EXTREME fire danger and the National Weather Service Red Flag Warning, the OSU McDonald and Dunn Forests are closed to public use until...

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