Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Logging Road, 4 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,485 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Logging Road, 4 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 1,485 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Logging Road, 4 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,485 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,266–2,023 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Multnomah County Road 625 · 45.54437, -122.16501
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
- Start on Multnomah County Road 625, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Palmer Mill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Logging Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Multnomah County Road 625, heading SW.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 12 min before dark.
More from Multnomah County Road 625 Trailhead
- Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 706 ft
- Bullet Car Trail & North Viewpoint via Loop Trail 3 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Logging Road–Palmer Mill Road, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 820 ft
- Logging Road & Loop Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
- Cemetery Trail–Logging Road, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Loop Trail–Red Shorts Cut, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Bridal Veil, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Bridal Veil, Oregon