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Forest Road 1700-161–Forest Road 1700-662, 5 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,221 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Forest Road 1700-161–Forest Road 1700-662, 5 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 2,221 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,359 – 3,849 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-190 45.47652, -121.41190
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-161–Forest Road 1700-662, 5 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,221 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Elevation 2,360–3,849 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-190 · 45.47652, -121.41190

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

  1. Start on Forest Road 1720-190, heading NW.
  2. 2 miSharp right onto Forest Road 1720-192, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Section Line Trail #451, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miSharp left onto Section Line Trail #451, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-161, heading E.
  8. 1 miReach Forest Road 1720-190, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftSharp right onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1720-192, heading NE.
  14. 1.6 miSharp left onto Forest Road 1720-190, heading S.
  15. 2 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-5-sights

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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