Gales Creek Trail

The climbing is back-loaded — the 0.82 miles stay comparatively easy before most of the 471 ft of gain arrives late. The main climb starts around mile 0.47 and runs 0.12 miles, gaining 128 ft at an average 20%. You finish 108 ft above the start, so the return trip runs mostly downhill.

At 0.8 miles it is longer than 33% of the 46 trails mapped in Washington County.

It climbs more per mile than 91% of trails in Washington County.