Logging Road–Multnomah County Road 550, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Logging Road–Multnomah County Road 550, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 875 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Logging Road–Multnomah County Road 550, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,538–2,371 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade · 45.53526, -122.12501
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Rail Grade, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading E.
- 50 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 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade Trailhead
- Logging Road & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade 3.2 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Logging Road, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Monkey Business & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade via Forest Road 1520 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
- Logging Road & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade via Multnomah County Road 550 5 mi · ▲ 722 ft
- Logging Road & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade via Palmer Mill Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft
- Logging Road–Loop Trail, 4 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,480 ft
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