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Forest Road 1630–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,000 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Forest Road 1630–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Hood Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 3,000 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,596 – 5,673 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1630 45.49520, -121.69850
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Forest Road 1630–Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,000 ft · 6 hr 24 min

Elevation 3,595–5,673 ft

Out & Back · Mount Hood Wilderness

Trailhead: Forest Road 1630 · 45.49520, -121.69850

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 43° · precip 49% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 1630, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, heading SE.
  3. 4 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail #626, heading S.
  4. 2.1 miReach Forest Road 1630, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Old Vista Ridge Trail #626A, heading N.
  6. 4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1630, heading W.
  7. 1.3 miArrive 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/forest-road-1630-old-vista-ridge-trail-626a-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F43°
Feels like50°Precip49%Wind3 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 24% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 23% rain2 PM: 31% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 49% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 56°45° 43%
Sun 60°46° 56%
Mon 63°45° 25%
Tue 69°47°
Wed 78°54°
Thu 74°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~223 min). Leave by 3:37 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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