Spencer Butte Trail
Easy · Point-to-point · 3 mi · 789 ft gain · 1 h 15 min–1 h 45 min
Parking: not reported today
Good for families, first hikes and short outings.
high point 4,244 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,426–4,244 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mount St. Helens and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Cussed Hollow Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot · 2 other trails start here. Also reachable from Spencer Butte Trailhead, Spencer Butte Trailhead
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.17547, -121.92521
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 44°F, wind 6 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 67°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 46°F, wind 2 to 7 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:38 pm
Air: Moderate (AQI 72, PM2.5 20.5 µg/m³) at the Yacolt-Yacolt Rd monitor, 51 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 36 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Spencer Meadow (3,400 ft, 0.5 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about May 21 · typical peak Mar 28
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Cussed Hollow Trailhead
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