53 official trails lie within 25 miles of Salem — 111 miles in total, 37 rated easy and 5 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 1,464 ft; the median trail gains 201 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perimeter Trail | 5.7 | 826 ft | Hard | 1 h 08 min · 30 mi |
| Crooked Finger | 4.6 | 339 ft | Hard | 1 h 12 min · 36 mi |
| Buck Mountain Loop Trail | 6.8 | 862 ft | Hard | 42 min · 24 mi |
| Canyon Trail | 4.4 | 515 ft | Hard | 39 min · 26 mi |
| West Mountain Loop Road;1960 | 2.6 | 1,464 ft | Moderate | 1 h 11 min · 28 mi |
| Catamount Trail | 5.5 | 655 ft | Hard | 35 min · 22 mi |
| Skid Creek Loop Road;1930 | 2.1 | 1,276 ft | Moderate | 51 min · 23 mi |
| Guadalupe Loop | 3.5 | 798 ft | Moderate | 54 min · 29 mi |
| Bonzai Downhill | 1.9 | 991 ft | Moderate | 1 h 02 min · 31 mi |
| Section 36 Loop Trail | 2.7 | 754 ft | Moderate | 49 min · 29 mi |
| Rackett Ridge Trail | 2.1 | 838 ft | Moderate | 45 min · 25 mi |
| Sickter Gnar | 1.4 | 1,018 ft | Moderate | 1 h 03 min · 31 mi |
| Granny's Kitchen | 1.2 | 958 ft | Moderate | 1 h 02 min · 31 mi |
| Burma | 2.5 | 551 ft | Moderate | 1 h 05 min · 26 mi |
| Bonzai | 2.0 | 504 ft | Easy | 46 min · 27 mi |
| Smith Creek Trail | 1.5 | 559 ft | Easy | 42 min · 24 mi |
| Hole in the Bucket | 1.5 | 558 ft | Easy | 50 min · 31 mi |
| Rim Trail | 2.2 | 229 ft | Easy | 39 min · 26 mi |
| Shellburg Creek Trail | 2.0 | 373 ft | Easy | 44 min · 26 mi |
| 214 Trail | 1.4 | 391 ft | Easy | 35 min · 22 mi |
| Vineyard Mountain Trail | 1.0 | 399 ft | Easy | 54 min · 35 mi |
| Calloway Creek Trail | 2.1 | 176 ft | Easy | 50 min · 29 mi |
| Harvey Creek Trail | 1.0 | 176 ft | Easy | 51 min · 29 mi |
| August Mountain Trail | 1.2 | 317 ft | Easy | 44 min · 26 mi |
Waterfalls: Perimeter Trail to Upper North Falls; Canyon Trail to South Falls; Rim Trail to Winter Falls; August Mountain Trail to Lower Shellburg Falls
Summits: Bonzai Downhill to Mount Brown; Sickter Gnar to Mount Brown; Granny's Kitchen to Mount Brown; Vineyard Mountain Trail to Vineyard Mountain
Lakes: Guadalupe Loop to Saint Josephs Reservoir; Section 36 Loop Trail to Calloway Reservoir; Calloway Creek Trail to Calloway Reservoir; Forest Discovery Trail to Randall Pond
Viewpoints: Canyon Trail to North Falls Viewpoint; Rim Trail to North Falls Viewpoint; August Mountain Trail to Shellburg Falls; Rich Guadagno Memorial Trail to Rich Guadagno Observation Platform
Nearby towns: McMinnville (21 mi) · Molalla (26 mi) · Corvallis (27 mi) · Sweet Home (39 mi)
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