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Forest Road 1700-661–Forest Road 1700-662, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 6 hr 31 min

Forest Road 1700-661–Forest Road 1700-662, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 2,307 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,359 – 3,852 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-190 45.47652, -121.41190
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-661–Forest Road 1700-662, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 6 hr 31 min

Elevation 2,360–3,851 ft

Out & Back

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

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 43° · precip 30% · wind 6 mph · 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. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading W.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading N.
  9. 350 ftSharp right onto Forest Road 1700-661, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miReach Forest Road 1720-190, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.3 miSharp left onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading E.
  15. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading E.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1720-192, heading NE.
  18. 1.6 miSharp left onto Forest Road 1720-190, heading S.
  19. 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-1700-661-out-back-cd32

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F43°
Precip30%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity59%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 23% rain4 PM: 30% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 61°47° 29%
Sun 61°48° 49%
Mon 66°48°
Tue 70°49°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 78°59°

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