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

5.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Forest Road 1700-690 & Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 658 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,210 – 4,774 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-130 45.43033, -121.52839
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Forest Road 1700-690 & Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

5.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 4,208–4,773 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-130 · 45.43033, -121.52839

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Super Connector, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Super Connector Trail, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-694, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading SW.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Forest Road 1700-690, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading W.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-694, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right onto Super Connector Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Super Connector, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 200 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-surveyors-ridge-trail-688-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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