Forest Road 1700-160–Forest Road 1700-662, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,704 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Forest Road 1700-160–Forest Road 1700-662, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,704 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,979 – 3,904 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mill Creek Ridge Road 45.50705, -121.47401
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR

Directions

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Forest Road 1700-160–Forest Road 1700-662, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,704 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 2,980–3,904 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mill Creek Ridge Road · 45.50705, -121.47401

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 43° · precip 33% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Mill Creek Ridge Road, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Section Line Trail #451, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 1700-160, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Mill Creek Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto Section Line Trail #451, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading E.
  10. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Section Line Trail #451, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Ridge Road, heading NE.
  13. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 56°F43°
Feels like46°Precip33%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 58°43° 25%
Sun 58°45° 49%
Mon 63°45°
Tue 67°47°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 75°56°

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