Giant Cedar Loop–Logging Road Loop, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Giant Cedar Loop–Logging Road Loop, 5 sights is a 10.4-mile loop near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 1,627 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Giant Cedar Loop–Logging Road Loop, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,274–2,555 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Palmer Mill Road · 45.54310, -122.16347
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 67% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Loop Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Multnomah County Road 625, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1520, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Logging Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Palmer Mill Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 12 min before dark.
More from Palmer Mill Road Trailhead
- Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 706 ft
- Bullet Car Trail & North Viewpoint via Loop Trail 3 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Logging Road–Palmer Mill Road, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 820 ft
- Logging Road & Loop Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
- Cemetery Trail–Logging Road, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Loop Trail–Red Shorts Cut, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft
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