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Forest Road 1700-013 & Forest Road 1700-671 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

4.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Forest Road 1700-013 & Forest Road 1700-671 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 546 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,983 – 4,292 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.48205, -121.52693
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-013 & Forest Road 1700-671 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

4.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 3,984–4,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.48205, -121.52693

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

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  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-671, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 1700-013, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miReach Forest Road 1700-671, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-671, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading S.
  10. 0.8 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-1700-013-forest-road-1700-671-out-back

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 8 min before dark.

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