AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest Road 1700-680

2 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 47 min

Forest Road 1700-680 is a 2-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,918 – 4,157 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-680 45.43752, -121.53453
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Forest Road 1700-680

2 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 47 min

Elevation 3,918–4,155 ft

Out & Back

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

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

  1. Start on Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Forest Road 1700-680, heading SW.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miBear left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  5. 50 ftArrive 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-1700-680-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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