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Cemetery Trail–Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 5 hr

Cemetery Trail–Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), 6 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 1,347 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,549 – 2,038 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.52243, -122.15725
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR
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Cemetery Trail–Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 1,550–2,038 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.52243, -122.15725

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 59°F / low 49° · precip 72% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Logging Road, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right onto Cemetery Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miReach Rail Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.5 miBear right onto She Devil, heading E.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading E.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading S.
  19. 100 ftSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 0.7 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading SE.
  23. 1.1 miTurn left onto Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rail Grade, heading SW.
  25. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cemetery-trail-donahue-creek-trail-rail-grade-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

52% dirt6% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 59°F49°
Precip72%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 21% rain6 AM: 33% rain7 AM: 35% rain8 AM: 32% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 27% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 72% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 63°48° 27%
Sun 64°49° 45%
Mon 67°46° 23%
Tue 76°49°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 75°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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