Oregon trails · Tincup
Tincup
A 21.5-mile point-to-point in Oregon, with 3,853 ft of climbing. Reaches Gold Basin Springs and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 7.2 and mile 14.3. It gives back about 5,176 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Gold Basin Springs (spring)
- Heather Mountain (summit)
- Tincup Peak (summit)
Getting there
TINCUP — parking nearby. About 1 h 42 min drive (32 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Brookings. 42.27701, -124.08401 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:59 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.5-mile route takes roughly 9 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:21 p.m. — 1 h 15 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Kalmiopsis Rim — 15.1 mi
- Illinois River — 16.8 mi
- Silver Peak - Hobson Horn Trai — 23.8 mi