Oregon trails · Alpine
Alpine
A 15.2-mile network in Oregon, with 3,668 ft of climbing. Reaches Windy Pass and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 5.1. It gives back about 1,988 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Windy Pass (pass)
- Sourgrass Mountain (summit)
- Buckhead Mountain (summit)
Getting there
ALPINE (ROAD 1912) — parking nearby. About 1 h 41 min drive (48 mi, 9 of them unpaved) from Eugene. 43.90167, -122.46444 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:53 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:57 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.2-mile route takes roughly 7 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:51 p.m. — 3 h 37 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Alpine Trail + Alpine — 3.6 mi loop, 794 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lowder Mountain — 18.4 mi
- Mcbee — 19.0 mi
- Six Lakes — 22.5 mi
- Jim Weaver Loop(Waldo Lake) — 22.5 mi