Logging Road via Multnomah County Road 550
4.2 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Logging Road via Multnomah County Road 550 is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 669 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Logging Road via Multnomah County Road 550
4.2 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,544–2,159 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Logging Road · 45.53404, -122.16564
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 67% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Logging Road, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Logging Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Logging Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Logging Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Logging Road Trailhead
- Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Donahue Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Devils Rest–Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), 5 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft
- Giant Cedar Loop–Logging Road, 4 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,924 ft
- Cemetery Trail–Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), 6 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,577 ft
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