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Forest Road 1700-690 & Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,088 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Forest Road 1700-690 & Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 2,088 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,019 – 4,774 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.48205, -121.52693
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-690 & Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,088 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,018–4,773 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.48205, -121.52693

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 35% · wind 6 mph · 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. 5.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-694, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NW.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-690, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miReach Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-694, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Super Connector, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NW.
  12. 3.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 250 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-1700-690-out-back-5af8

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 51°F41°
Feels like46°Precip35%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 53°42° 34%
Sun 54°44° 53%
Mon 64°43° 15%
Tue 67°46°
Wed 75°53°
Thu 74°55°

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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