McVey Spring via Godberson Road

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,765 ft · 4 hr 43 min

McVey Spring via Godberson Road is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route reaches McVey Spring at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,765 ft. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,303 – 3,301 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.52413, -121.43161
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR

Directions

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McVey Spring via Godberson Road

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,765 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,305–3,301 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.52413, -121.43161

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 59°F / low 44° · precip 29% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Godberson Road, heading NW.
  9. 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miReach McVey Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 3.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 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

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 59°F44°
Precip29%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity56%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 14% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 23% rain4 PM: 29% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 60°47° 25%
Sun 61°49° 45%
Mon 66°47°
Tue 69°49°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 77°59°

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