Logging Road–Loop Trail, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Logging Road–Loop Trail, 3 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,634 – 2,093 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: MCR550/Logging Grade 45.53236, -122.13220
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR
Directions
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Logging Road–Loop Trail, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,634–2,094 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: MCR550/Logging Grade · 45.53236, -122.13220
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Logging Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right onto She Devil, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 1 min before dark.
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