Routes in McDonald & Dunn Forest

Routes

The following routes are from the Mid-Valley Bicycle Club's Route Library. All route distances are round trip.

G200 - Dimple Hill (from Osborn): 20 mi / +1700'. 50% unpaved. Trailhead: Osborn Aquatic Center   

G201 - Dimple Hill (via Horse Trail & Dan's Trail): 10mi / +1800'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Chip Ross Park (Lester Ave). Chip Ross trails closed in winter (use alternative trailheads)

G202 - Dimple Hill (from Crescent Valley High School): 13 mi / +1500'. Trailhead: Crescent Valley High School

G207 - Lewisburg Saddle to Dimple Hill: 5 mi / +500'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Lewisburg Saddle

G208 - Lewisburg Saddle to Vineyard Mountain: 8.5 mi / +800'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Lewisburg Saddle

G210 - McDonald Forest Loop from Osborn 1: 20 mi / +1900'. Trailhead: Osborn Aquatic Center

G211 - McDonald Forest Loop from Osborn 2: 19 mi / +2100'. Trailhead: Osborn Aquatic Center

G214 - Lewisburg Saddle - North and South: 14 miles, +1600'; Unpaved: 100%

G215 - McCulloch Peak: 9 mi / +1700'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Oak Creek Trailhead

G216 - McCulloch Peak & Dimple Hill: 21 mi / +2600'. Trailhead: Benton County Fairgrounds

G217 - McCulloch Peak, Dimple Hill, & Vineyard Mountain: 30 mi / 3800'. Trailhead: Benton County Fairgrounds

Entrances to McDonald Forest - listed clockwise starting at the Northwest corner

Sulphur Springs Trailhead

Lewisburg Saddle

Jackson Creek Road

Chip Ross City Park - Lester Avenue Trailhead

29th Street

Oak Creek Trailhead

Skillings Road

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East: Timberhill; Chip Ross City Park - Lester Avenue Trailhead; Jackson Creek Road; Lewisburg Saddle

Northeast: Zinfandel Lane; Peavy Arboretum; Calloway Creek Trailhead

Northwest: Road 582; Sulphur Springs Trailhead

West: Oak Creek Trailhead; Skillings Road

Entrances to Dunn Forest - listed west to east

100 Gate: Parking available

200 Gate: Parking available; access to Scout Trail

300 Gate: No parking  

400 Gate: Parking available

Writsman Creek Road

McDonald Forest routes by initial point of entry  

Calloway Creek Trailhead

G210 - McDonald Forest Loop from Osborn 1: 20 mi / +1900'. Trailhead: Osborn Aquatic Center

Chip Ross City Park - Lester Avenue Trailhead

G201 - Dimple Hill (via Horse Trail & Dan's Trail): 10mi / +1800'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Chip Ross Park (Lester Ave). Chip Ross trails closed in winter (use alternative trailheads)

G211 - McDonald Forest Loop from Osborn 2: 19 mi / +2100'. Trailhead: Osborn Aquatic Center [Note: Road 610 was closed in 2022 due to a landslide].

Jackson Creek Road

G200 - Dimple Hill (from Osborn): 20 mi / +1700'. 50% unpaved. Trailhead: Osborn Aquatic Center. [Note: Road 610 was closed in 2022 due to a landslide].

G202 - Dimple Hill (from Crescent Valley High School): 13 mi / +1500'. Trailhead: Crescent Valley High School [Note: Road 610 was closed in 2022 due to a landslide].

Lewisburg Saddle

G207 - Lewisburg Saddle to Dimple Hill: 5 mi / +500'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Lewisburg Saddle

G208 - Lewisburg Saddle to Vineyard Mountain: 8.5 mi / +800'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Lewisburg Saddle

G214 - Lewisburg Saddle - North and South: 14 miles, +1600'; Unpaved: 100%

Oak Creek Trailhead

G215 - McCulloch Peak: 9 mi / +1700'. 100% unpaved. Trailhead: Oak Creek Trailhead

Skillings Road

G216 - McCulloch Peak & Dimple Hill: 21 mi / +2600'. Trailhead: Benton County Fairgrounds

G217 - McCulloch Peak, Dimple Hill, & Vineyard Mountain: 30 mi / 3800'. Trailhead: Benton County Fairgrounds