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Forest Road 1700-161–Forest Road 1700-662, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,889 ft · 6 hr 41 min

Forest Road 1700-161–Forest Road 1700-662, 3 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 2,889 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,752 – 4,052 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Ridge Trail #688A 45.52089, -121.56014
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-161–Forest Road 1700-662, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,889 ft · 6 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,752–4,051 ft

Out & Back

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

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 31% · wind 1 mph · 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. 2.1 miBear left onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-161, heading E.
  7. 1 miReach Oak Ridge Trail #688A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading W.
  11. 2.1 miBear right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading W.
  12. 1.6 miTurn left onto Oak Ridge Trail #688A, heading N.
  13. 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-1700-161-forest-road-1700-662-out-back-3-sights-25-km

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F49°
Precip31%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity63%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 66°51° 47%
Mon 69°51°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 78°58°
Fri 72°53° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~157 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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