Logging Road & Palmer Mill Road via Loop Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Logging Road & Palmer Mill Road via Loop Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 1,178 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,266 – 2,021 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Multnomah County Road 625 45.54437, -122.16501
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR

Directions

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Logging Road & Palmer Mill Road via Loop Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,266–2,023 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Multnomah County Road 625 · 45.54437, -122.16501

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 67% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Multnomah County Road 625, heading E.
  2. 500 ftBear right onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading W.
  8. 1.5 miReach Palmer Mill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Palmer Mill Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Loop Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Multnomah County Road 625, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% gravel17% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 61°F51°
Precip67%Wind0 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 31% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 33% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 67% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 64°50° 23%
Sun 68°51° 40%
Mon 69°47° 30%
Tue 78°51°
Wed 88°59°
Thu 76°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 12 min before dark.

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