Vineyard Mountain Details

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

McDonald Forest
Corvallis, Oregon
AKA

Tower
Difficulty Rating

Green Rate
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
Global Ranking
#48761 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #30256 in Trail Running
- #31623 in Hiking
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Mixed
Bike Type

AM, XC, DJ, Fat
Direction

Both Directions
Popular Direction Shown
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Year Opened

2016
Land Owner

OSU Research Forests

Cross-country trail that climbs west from the 5010 and 500 road intersection up to the peak of the mountain it is named after, then descends to Lewisburg Saddle. Mix of adopted old unauthorized trail with new sections of sustainable bench-cut trail. The descent off the mountain towards the saddle starts with swooping flat to off-camber turns that lead out to a view of the Soap Creek valley overlooking Nettleton and Davies roads. Past the view, the trail cuts away from the original (unauthorized) trail with a hard left and transitions to bench-cut singletrack on its way to the saddle with a little bit of sidehill exposure to the south.

Trail is a mix of natural tread singletrack with some bench cuts and mild sidehill exposure, with a short segment of gravel doubletrack (logging road spur) in the middle.

OSU has officially marked this trail as not to be ridden when travel on the trail disturbs the trail tread.

Access Info

Multiple access points. The trail starts at the intersection of Nettleton Rd (Road 500) with the spur road to the top (Road 5010). At the top there is a short bit of trail (not mapped) that cuts in from the radio towers to the main line. A second spur drops onto a gravel road that descends to Road 500; watch for the sharp left to stay on the main line. Finally there is another break in the trail where it drops onto a logging road before resuming again as singletrack. The bottom of the trail is about 50 yards inside the gates on the east side of the Saddle parking area.

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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

2 rides
12 miles average

6 Months

38 rides
13 miles avg distance

All

437 rides
Last: Jun 17, 2026

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Vineyard Mountain Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jun 7, 2026 @ 9:23am (America/Los_Angeles) Jun 7, 2026	Hero dirt. Best conditions on the mountain (for a full month now).
	May 17, 2026 @ 9:33am (America/Los_Angeles) May 17, 2026	Stupendous dirt. Best conditions on the mountain again.
	May 8, 2026 @ 3:41pm (America/Los_Angeles) May 8, 2026	All-time. Best conditions on the mountain.
	Apr 26, 2026 @ 9:52am (America/Los_Angeles) Apr 26, 2026	Hero dirt.
	Apr 18, 2026 @ 11:13am (America/Los_Angeles) Apr 18, 2026	Very good, still some broken torn up tread here and there.