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1700-673–Forest Road 1700-160, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft · 3 hr 40 min

1700-673–Forest Road 1700-160, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,052 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,780 – 4,134 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Section Line Trail #451 45.46855, -121.52041
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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1700-673–Forest Road 1700-160, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 3,780–4,135 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Section Line Trail #451 · 45.46855, -121.52041

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 51°F / low 42° · precip 35% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Section Line Trail #451, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 1700-160, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Section Line Trail #451, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-160, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading N.
  7. 2.3 miBear left onto 1700-673, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Section Line Trail #451, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto 1700-670, heading E.
  10. 2.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-160, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn right onto Section Line Trail #451, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 1700-160, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Section Line Trail #451, heading SW.
  15. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1700-673-forest-road-1700-160-out-back-3-sights-via-section-line-trail-451

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 51°F42°
Feels like44°Precip35%Wind4 mphUV3Humidity81%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 56°41° 33%
Sun 55°44° 52%
Mon 64°43° 15%
Tue 67°46°
Wed 75°53°
Thu 74°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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