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1.5 miles
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-806 ft
Descent
00:11:31
Avg time
-805 ft
Altitude change
667 ft
Altitude min
1,472 ft
Altitude max
1,472 ft
Altitude start
666 ft
Altitude end
-9.9%
Grade
-35.3%
Grade max
1.8%
Grade min
354 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
220 ft
Distance flat
00:11:31
Avg time
Upper 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 Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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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 its middle and lower counterparts. Long straight sections interrupted by open off-camber switchback corners. Mostly open sight lines that encourage high speeds, but 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
Top of the trail is right next to an informational placard on a rock atop Dimple Hill, at the end of the 650 road. After a short spur bridges to a lower portion of the 650 road where it intersects Patterson and the 660 road, the trail continues all the way down to the 612.4 road where it meets Middle Dan's.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 8 miles average
6 Months
- 22 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
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- 263 rides
- Last: Jul 11, 2026
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Directions to upper-dan-s trailhead
(44.614350, -123.318410)
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Nearby Trails
- Dan's / 650 Connector 1,440 ft
- Road 660 2,556 ft
- Road 650 2,556 ft
- Beautiful (lower) 4,183 ft
- Road 672.1 4,242 ft
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Frequently Asked Questions About Upper Dan's
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Where is Upper Dan's located?
Upper Dan's is located in McDonald Forest, Corvallis, Oregon, United States. It is part of the McDonald Forest trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 44.61435, -123.31841.
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How hard is Upper Dan's?
Upper Dan's is rated as Green difficulty. The physical rating is Moderate. The average grade is 9.9%. The climb difficulty is rated Green.
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What is the elevation gain for Upper Dan's?
Upper Dan's has 3 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 806 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 667 ft to 1,472 ft.
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Is Upper Dan's a point to point trail?
Upper Dan's is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is gravel path.
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