Oregon · Mountain biking

Upper Horse Trail

0.6 mi
round trip
381 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Upper Horse Trail is a short mountain biking route in Oregon's Philomath Unit. It's rated easy and covers 0.59 miles one way, so riding out and back makes a trip of about 1.2 miles. The trail starts at about 1,020 feet and rolls rather than climbing steadily, dipping to a low of about 980 feet and topping out near 1,270 feet. One way, it gains about 280 feet. Counting the return, an out-and-back adds up to about 380 feet of climbing and the same amount of descent. The steepest pitch reaches about a 15 percent grade roughly 0.2 mile in, so expect your hardest effort early. Summer is the driest time to ride. A nearby weather station records typical average highs of 83 to 84°F in July and August, with only about three wet days a month. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures up here run cooler. The trail sits close to several other routes. Middle Horse Trail is 0.2 mile away and Bombs Away is 0.3 mile off. Upper Dan's Trail and Lower Horse Trail are both within about half a mile.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Upper Horse Trail

    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.

    1. Jan

      47° / 34°

      21 wet

    2. Feb

      51° / 35°

      18 wet · 1 snow

    3. Mar

      56° / 37°

      20 wet

    4. Apr

      61° / 40°

      17 wet

    5. May

      68° / 45°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 49°

      8 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 52°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 51°

      3 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 48°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 42°

      15 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 38°

      20 wet

    12. Dec

      47° / 34°

      22 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Corvallis State Univ, OR, 5.5 mi away at 225 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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