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A Side–Bad Motor Scooter (158), 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 1 min

A Side–Bad Motor Scooter (158), 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back near Oak Grove, OR. It climbs 687 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,483 – 2,051 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.67461, -121.61693
Nearest town Oak Grove, OR
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A Side–Bad Motor Scooter (158), 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,485–2,050 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.67461, -121.61693

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 23% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bad Motor Scooter (158), heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto 140 Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto A Side, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto A Side, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Bad Motor Scooter (158), heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading N.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower El Dorado, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading SW.
  13. 300 ftReach Bad Motor Scooter (158), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower El Dorado, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bad Motor Scooter (158), heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftBear left onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto A Side, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto A Side, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 140 Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Bad Motor Scooter (158), heading NW.
  24. 200 ftArrive 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/a-side-bad-motor-scooter-158-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F48°
Feels like48°Precip23%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sun 63°56° 32%
Mon 67°47°
Tue 75°47°
Wed 84°52°
Thu 74°54°
Fri 69°50° 17%

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