Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area
Bullet Car Trail & North Viewpoint via Loop Trail
3 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Bullet Car Trail & North Viewpoint via Loop Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 633 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bullet Car Trail & North Viewpoint via Loop Trail
3 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,266–1,667 ft
Out & Back · Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area
Trailhead: Multnomah County Road 625 · 45.54437, -122.16501
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 67% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Multnomah County Road 625, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bullet Car Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Viewpoint, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Bullet Car Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bullet Car Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Multnomah County Road 625, heading SW.
- 450 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 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Multnomah County Road 625 Trailhead
- Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 706 ft
- Logging Road–Palmer Mill Road, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 820 ft
- Logging Road & Loop Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
- Cemetery Trail–Logging Road, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Loop Trail–Red Shorts Cut, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft
- Logging Road & Palmer Mill Road via Loop Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft
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