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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Godberson Road, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach McVey Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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°
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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- Forest Road 1711-650 4.9 mi · ▲ 653 ft
- Godberson Road 7.3 mi · ▲ 945 ft
- Godberson Road 7.3 mi · ▲ 888 ft
- Ketchum Reservoir via Godberson Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 923 ft
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