Larch Mountain–Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), 3 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 2,466 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Larch Mountain–Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), 3 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Dodson, OR. The route reaches Larch Mountain at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,466 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Larch Mountain–Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), 3 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 2,466 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 2,659–3,969 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.53282, -122.05804
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 69% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Multnomah Spur Trail #446, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Multnomah Creek Way #444, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Larch Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Multnomah Creek Way #444, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Multnomah Spur Trail #446, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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- Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS) via Oneonta Trail #424 2.2 mi · ▲ 521 ft
- Oneonta Trail #424 2.7 mi · ▲ 734 ft
- Multnomah County Road 550 (NO ACCESS) 4.5 mi · ▲ 557 ft
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