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
Road 700
Road 830 (Baker Creek Trail)
Road 800
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