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Bald Butte–Surveyor's Ridge Loop, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,964 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Bald Butte–Surveyor's Ridge Loop, 4 sights is an 11.8-mile loop near Mount Hood, OR. The route passes Bald Butte and Surveyor's Ridge. It climbs 2,964 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,752 – 3,763 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Ridge Trail #688A 45.52089, -121.56014
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Bald Butte–Surveyor's Ridge Loop, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,964 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,751–3,764 ft

Loop

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

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oak Ridge Trail #688A, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 2.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 2.1 miPass Bald Butte.
  10. 0.7 miPass Surveyor's Ridge.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Oak Ridge Trail #688A, heading S.
  12. 2.5 miThe loop closes 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/bald-butte-surveyors-ridge-loop-4-sights

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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