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Forest Road 1700-684 & Forest Road 1700-685 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Forest Road 1700-684 & Forest Road 1700-685 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,815 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,688 – 4,288 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.48205, -121.52693
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-684 & Forest Road 1700-685 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 3,687–4,288 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.48205, -121.52693

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading SW.
  3. 3.8 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-680, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-684, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-685, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Forest Road 1700-684, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-684, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-680, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miBear left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  10. 3.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-road-1700-684-out-back-eed7

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 11 min before dark.

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