Oak Trail

0.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 30 ft of climbing · 200 ft of descent · 692 ft–894 ft

Oak Trail the Park Service's write-up

25-45 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Trail head

A mossy stone wall lines a paved dirt pathway through the woods. — The Oak Trail where it meets the Canyon Trail. Photo: NPS Photo/Mitch Smith

The northeastern end of Oak Trail is mostly flat. The trail is fairly steep for a short distance between West Mountain Trail and West Mountain Drive.

Distance (one way): 1.0mi (1.6km)

Elevation: 698 - 922ft (213 - 281m)

Typical grade: 4.2%

Accessibility This is a packed dirt, often steep trail. It is not ADA compliant.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.