Forest Road 1520–Forest Road 20, 7 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,093 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Forest Road 1520–Forest Road 20, 7 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 2,093 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Forest Road 1520–Forest Road 20, 7 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,093 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,541–3,446 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Multnomah County Road 798 · 45.53663, -122.17010
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 67% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Donahue Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Logging Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1520, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Spraylord, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Railroad Grade, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Logging Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Spraylord, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Forest Road 20, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Logging Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Logging Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 13 min before dark.
More from Multnomah County Road 798 Trailhead
- Logging Road & Multnomah County Road 550 3.7 mi · ▲ 618 ft
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