Middle Dan's Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 150 ft
- climb
- Gravel Road
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Middle Dan's Trail is a short, easy mountain biking ride in Oregon's Philomath Unit, about 0.14 miles long with a round trip of 0.28 miles. It is a back-loaded out-and-back, which means the climb comes at the end of the route. The trail climbs about 150 feet from a low point of 568 feet to a high point of 661 feet, with the steepest section at about 13% grade near the top. It is an easy ride, and the whole trip can be done in a few minutes. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 83 to 84°F with only a few wet days each month. Winter is much wetter, with about 20 to 22 wet days a month from December through January. Upper Dan's Trail lies about 0.2 miles away, and Lower Dan's Trail is about 0.4 miles off. Hikers can reach the Upper Horse Trail about 0.4 miles away, and paddlers can head to the East Channel Willamette River, about 4.6 miles from the trail.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Middle Dan's Trail
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
47° / 34°
21 wet
Feb
51° / 35°
18 wet · 1 snow
Mar
56° / 37°
20 wet
Apr
61° / 40°
17 wet
May
68° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
74° / 49°
8 wet
Jul
83° / 52°
3 wet
Aug
84° / 51°
3 wet
Sep
78° / 48°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
15 wet
Nov
53° / 38°
20 wet
Dec
47° / 34°
22 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Corvallis State Univ, OR, 5.8 mi away at 225 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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