Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Donahue Creek Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Donahue Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 504 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Donahue Creek Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,544–1,929 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Logging Road · 45.53404, -122.16564
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Logging Road, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Logging Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Logging Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Logging Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading S.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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