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

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,525 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Forest Road 1700-013 & Oak Ridge Trail #688A via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 2,525 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,752 – 4,078 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Ridge Trail #688A 45.52089, -121.56014
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-013 & Oak Ridge Trail #688A via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,525 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,752–4,080 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Oak Ridge Trail #688A · 45.52089, -121.56014

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oak Ridge Trail #688A, heading E.
  2. 2.5 miTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miBear left onto 1700-670, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 1700-013, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Oak Ridge Trail #688A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miBear right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left onto Oak Ridge Trail #688A, heading N.
  9. 2.5 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-oak-ridge-trail-688a-out-back

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~159 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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