Foxglove Way–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,023 ft · 7 hr 23 min
Foxglove Way–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Dodson, OR. It climbs 4,023 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,578 – 3,163 ft · steepest grade: 27%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS) 45.53207, -122.05128
Nearest town Dodson, OR
Directions
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Foxglove Way–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,023 ft · 7 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,578–3,164 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS) · 45.53207, -122.05128
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 53°F / low 43° · precip 69% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading NW.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Upper Foxglove Way, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Foxglove Way, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Upper Foxglove Way, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
SnowTemperature 53°F43°
Feels like47°Precip69%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
56°44°
34%
Sun
62°45°
44%
Mon
63°41°
33%
Tue
72°45°
Wed
82°53°
Thu
70°52°
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