Logging Road & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade via Palmer Mill Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Logging Road & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade via Palmer Mill Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 1,050 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,463 – 2,372 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade 45.53526, -122.12501
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR

Directions

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Logging Road & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade via Palmer Mill Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,465–2,371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade · 45.53526, -122.12501

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 58°F / low 47° · precip 70% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading E.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Palmer Mill Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading SE.
  18. 1.3 miTurn left onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 250 ftSharp left onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 58°F47°
Precip70%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity85%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 32% rain7 AM: 37% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 31% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 61°48° 30%
Sun 62°48° 41%
Mon 66°44° 32%
Tue 75°48°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 73°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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