Oregon trails · Boundary Trail
Boundary Trail
A 15.2-mile network in Oregon, with 1,491 ft of climbing. Reaches Horse Spring and other pass/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,406 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Horse Spring (spring)
- Cold Spring (spring)
- Sucker Creek Gap (pass)
- Windy Gap (pass)
Getting there
BOUNDARY — parking nearby. About 2 h 01 min drive (59 mi, 9 of them unpaved) from Grants Pass. 42.00500, -123.41000 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:56 a.m., the sun rises at 7:24 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.2-mile route takes roughly 6 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:48 p.m. — 4 h 45 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lake Mountain/Bigelow Lakes Trail + Sparlin Tie Trail + BOUNDARY TRAIL — 7.0 mi loop, 1,661 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Kalmiopsis Rim — 25.3 mi