Washington trails · Mt Misery Trail
Mt Misery Trail
A 15.7-mile network in Washington, with 902 ft of climbing. Reaches Oregon Butte Spring and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,616 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Oregon Butte Spring (spring)
- Clover Spring (spring)
- South Tucannon Spring (spring)
- Bullfrog Spring (spring)
- West Butte (summit)
- Bear Wallow Spring (spring)
- Tablecamp Spring (spring)
- Teepee Spring (spring)
- Emergency Spring (spring)
- Sheephead Spring (spring)
Getting there
TEEPEE — parking nearby, restroom, water. 46.11828, -117.71485 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:38 a.m., the sun rises at 6:09 a.m. and sets at 7:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.7-mile route takes roughly 6 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:26 p.m. — 7 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mt Misery Trail + Grizzly Bear Ridge Trail + Danger Point Trail — 11.9 mi loop, 4,055 ft gain
- Mt Misery Trail + Crooked Creek Trail + Danger Point Trail — 17.1 mi loop, 4,429 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Skyline — 6.6 mi
- Smooth Ridge Trail — 9.8 mi