Cooks Meadow Trail #639 Viewpoint–Clinger Spring, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,408 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Cooks Meadow Trail #639 Viewpoint–Clinger Spring, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. The route passes Clinger Spring before reaching Cooks Meadow Trail #639 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,408 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,167 – 5,889 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 4400-620 45.40886, -121.54955
Nearest town Parkdale, OR

Directions

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Cooks Meadow Trail #639 Viewpoint–Clinger Spring, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,408 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 4,168–5,890 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 4400-620 · 45.40886, -121.54955

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 38% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Clinger Spring.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Cooks Meadow Trail #639, heading S.
  4. 6.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftReach Cooks Meadow Trail #639 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 6.4 miTurn left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  7. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 51°F41°
Feels like41°Precip38%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 57°41° 31%
Sun 54°45° 65%
Mon 63°41° 22%
Tue 67°44°
Wed 77°51°
Thu 71°50°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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