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.

Elevation

0 mi1,539 – 2,372 ft5.7 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–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

  1. Start on Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading E.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Rail Grade, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miReach Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading NE.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading E.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

61% dirt26% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM

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.

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