Sandy River Delta Recreation Area
Broughton Bluff & Sandy River Beach via Ranch Dike Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min
Broughton Bluff & Sandy River Beach via Ranch Dike Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sandy River Delta Recreation Area near Troutdale, OR. The route passes Sandy River Beach before reaching Broughton Bluff at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Broughton Bluff & Sandy River Beach via Ranch Dike Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min
Elevation 19–277 ft
Out & Back · Sandy River Delta Recreation Area
Trailhead: 45.54608, -122.37400
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ranch Dike Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Thousand Acres Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Sandy River Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sandy River Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Sandy River Greenway, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lewis & Clark Interpretive Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Broughton's Bluff Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Broughton Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Lewis & Clark Interpretive Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sandy River Greenway, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sandy River Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Thousand Acres Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ranch Dike Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Boundary Trail–Confluence Trail, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sandy River Beach & Lewis & Clark Trail 400 via Ranch Dike Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Thousand Acres Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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