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Forest Road 1720-120–Forest Road 4420-160, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Forest Road 1720-120–Forest Road 4420-160, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 970 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,547 – 5,492 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 45.39504, -121.49979
Nearest town Parkdale, OR · Official trailhead info (oregonhikers.org)
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Forest Road 1720-120–Forest Road 4420-160, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,546–5,492 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 · 45.39504, -121.49979

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 40° · precip 29% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road 1720-120, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail #450, heading SE.
  3. 2.8 miSharp left onto Forest Road 4420-161, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4420-160, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Forest Road 1720-120, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4420-161, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lookout Mountain Trail #450, heading E.
  8. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading NW.
  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-1720-120-forest-road-4420-160-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

84% dirt15% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 56°F40°
Feels like38°Precip29%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 53°43° 60%
Mon 61°40° 17%
Tue 66°43°
Wed 75°50°
Thu 70°49°
Fri 62°42° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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