Is it worth the trip?
76Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Rain before today is not known, Rain 0.4 mm today, Air 14 °C
Mon 2 · 67 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0.4 mm
- Air
- 14°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 3.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 56 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 14.8 mm
- Rain
- 2.4 mm
- Air
- 13°C
Sat 7 · 81 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 14.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 81 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 2.4 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 169, good
- Mon 267, good
- Tue 369, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 656, fair
- Sat 781, good
- Sun 881, good
- Mon 981, good
- Tue 1081, good
The spot in two facts
- Up to S4Singletrail scale
- Best Jul–Aug7 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 11°C |
| Mon 2Nov* | 67, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 88, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0.4 mm | 14°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | 3.1 mm | 0 mm | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 56, fair | Unknown | 14.8 mm | 2.4 mm | 13°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 81, good | Unknown | 14.1 mm | 0 mm | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov* | 81, good | Unknown | 2.4 mm | 0 mm | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov* | 81, good | Unknown | 0.6 mm | 0 mm | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov* | 81, good | Unknown | 0.6 mm | 0 mm | 16°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jul–Aug
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Upper Dan's Trail
Hardest trail: S4 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Apr to Oct. Nearest beds: Newport, 59 km. Nearest airport: Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE), 41 km.
- Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
- Hardest Hardest trail: S4 on the Singletrail scale.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$1,980 each
about US$1,050–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to EUG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$255–US$523 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$301–US$569 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$1,980 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 59 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Newport, 59 km. Nearest airport: Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE), 41 km.
See places to stay near Newport, 59 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 7h 35m
About 7h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EUG, direct, then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → EUG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.