4.0 miles
Distance
455 ft
Climb
-1,107 ft
Descent
00:44:54
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Upper Alpine Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Alpine Trails
    Oakridge, Oregon
  • AKA
    Alpine Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Apr - Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #1614 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5482 in E-Biking
    • #75083 in Trail Running
    • #37605 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS. Willamette National Forest

The section of Alpine from Kate's cut in to the bottom of the "Jedi" section. Classic PNW trail through deep forests and the Sourgrass Meadow. Some high speed sections, some connected slalom turns through trees and some open switch backs make for some grin inducing riding.

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More Stats for Upper Alpine Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -651 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,823 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,773 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,474 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,822 ft
  • Grade
    -3.1%
  • Grade max
    -42.2%
  • Grade min
    50.5%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    463 ft
  • Avg time
    00:44:54
  • Avg reverse time
    00:57:23
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on Oct 18, 2024
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Avg: 4.59 (28 votes)
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      Upper Alpine Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 18, 2024 @ 3:40pm
      Oct 18, 2024
      Reopened. See reduction of closure footprint in Chalk Fire Closure Exhibit A Closure Number 06-18-10-24-52.
      Jul 20, 2024 @ 9:46pm
      Jul 20, 2024
      reporter An emergency closure order for the Chalk Fire, which was reported July 17 in the Middle Fork Ranger District. Closure order 06-18-10-24-19 is...
      Jun 4, 2024 @ 1:10pm
      Jun 4, 2024
      Trail is clear! The three trees near the Sourgrass Meadow were logged out and the snow is off the trail. There is still a couple snow patches on...
      May 26, 2024 @ 7:04am
      May 26, 2024
      reporter Prevalent snow on the 1912 road above the quarry. Several hike a bike sections along the trail between Kate's and the meadow due to snow and 2...
      May 20, 2024 @ 4:31pm
      May 20, 2024
      Snow is coming off quick but the meadow at the top still has bit of snow. By memorial day weekend we should be rockin to the top. Moisture content...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 11 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
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      • 486 rides
      • Last: Sep 30, 2023

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