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1700-673 & Oak Ridge Trail #688A via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,533 ft · 4 hr 24 min

1700-673 & Oak Ridge Trail #688A via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 2,533 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,752 – 4,045 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Ridge Trail #688A 45.52089, -121.56014
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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1700-673 & Oak Ridge Trail #688A via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,533 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,752–4,045 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Oak Ridge Trail #688A · 45.52089, -121.56014

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 31% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oak Ridge Trail #688A, heading E.
  2. 2.5 miTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miSharp right onto 1700-670, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto 1700-673, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miReach Oak Ridge Trail #688A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto 1700-670, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading SE.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left onto Oak Ridge Trail #688A, heading N.
  9. 2.5 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-oak-ridge-trail-688a-out-back-via-surveyors-ridge-trail-688

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F49°
Precip31%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity63%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 66°51° 47%
Mon 69°51°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 78°58°
Fri 72°53° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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