AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest Road 1700-684 & Forest Road 1700-685

3.7 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Forest Road 1700-684 & Forest Road 1700-685 is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 479 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,688 – 4,157 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-680 45.43752, -121.53453
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Forest Road 1700-684 & Forest Road 1700-685

3.7 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 3,687–4,155 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. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-684, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-685, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Forest Road 1700-684, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-684, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-680, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miBear left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  9. 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-1700-684-forest-road-1700-685-out-back

Trail surface

1% dirt99% 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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