Panama Canal
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 108 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Panama Canal is a short, easy mountain biking route in Oregon, about half a mile from the town of Alder. It's an out-and-back ride of roughly 0.7 miles, with a low point of 931 feet and a high of 988 feet, and the climb is gentle, with a total gain of 108 feet over the course of the trip. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Corvallis show July and August highs around 82 to 83°F with only about four wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the mid-40s and rain on more than 20 days. The Shortcut mountain biking route lies about 0.7 miles away, and the Root Down hike and Supertree mountain biking route are both about 1.3 miles off. For a longer outing, Marys Peak Campground is about 5.2 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Safari Town Surf37 mi away
- Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa49 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Panama Canal
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
47° / 28°
21 wet
Feb
51° / 28°
18 wet
Mar
56° / 31°
21 wet
Apr
61° / 33°
18 wet
May
69° / 39°
14 wet
Jun
74° / 43°
9 wet
Jul
82° / 46°
4 wet
Aug
83° / 46°
4 wet
Sep
77° / 42°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 36°
15 wet
Nov
53° / 31°
20 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
22 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Corvallis Water Bureau, OR, 5.4 mi away at 592 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Shortcut
~1 min drive
0.22-mile easy out-and-back trail in Oregon with 181 ft gain.
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Root Down
~2 min drive
0.59-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 39 ft elevation gain.
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Tie Trail
~8 min drive
1.11-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 467 ft gain.
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South Ridget
~15 min drive
Hard out-and-back trail in Oregon, 0.44 miles, 70 ft gain, Black Diamond difficulty.
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Supertree
~2 min drive
0.51-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 390 ft elevation gain.
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North Ridge Extension Trail
~4 min drive
1.91-mile out-and-back singletrack with 1,111 ft gain in Oregon
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Summit Loop
~8 min drive
0.92-mile out-and-back out-and-back with 310 ft gain in Oregon
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Brown's Nose
~15 min drive
0.27-mile out-and-back trail in Oregon with 39 ft elevation gain, rated difficult/Black Diamond.
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Collarbone Alley
~2 min drive
0.89-mile easy out-and-back trail in Oregon with 222 ft gain.
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North Ridge Trail
~6 min drive
3.74-mile out-and-back singletrack with 2,995 ft gain in Oregon
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