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Forest Road 1700-661 & Forest Road 1700-671 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,043 ft · 6 hr 11 min

Forest Road 1700-661 & Forest Road 1700-671 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 2,043 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,714 – 4,292 ft · steepest grade: 16%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-680 45.43752, -121.53453
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Forest Road 1700-661 & Forest Road 1700-671 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,043 ft · 6 hr 11 min

Elevation 3,714–4,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-680 · 45.43752, -121.53453

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 37% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  2. 4.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-671, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-661, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miReach Forest Road 1700-671, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading NW.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-671, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading S.
  9. 4.5 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-1700-661-out-back

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 52°F41°
Feels like47°Precip37%Wind4 mphUV3Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 19% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 32% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 56°43° 37%
Sun 54°45° 56%
Mon 64°42° 19%
Tue 67°46°
Wed 75°52°
Thu 73°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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