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Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint–Douglas Trail #781, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft · 5 hr 33 min

McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint–Douglas Trail #781, 3 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Brightwood, OR. The route reaches McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint. It climbs 2,780 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,376 – 4,403 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33597, -122.03537
Nearest town Brightwood, OR
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McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint–Douglas Trail #781, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 3,377–4,402 ft

Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.33597, -122.03537

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 52°F / low 44° · precip 65% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto McIntyre Ridge Trail #782, heading S.
  3. 2 miPass McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Douglas Trail #781, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wildcat Mountain Trail #781F, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Douglas Trail #781, heading SE.
  7. 1.2 miSharp left onto Plaza Trail #783, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miReach McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.6 miSharp right onto Douglas Trail #781, heading NW.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Mountain Trail #781F, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Douglas Trail #781, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto McIntyre Ridge Trail #782, heading NE.
  13. 2.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mcintyre-ridge-trail-782-viewpoint-douglas-trail-781-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 52°F44°
Feels like47°Precip65%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity65%
Rained 1″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 24% rain12 PM: 19% rain1 PM: 22% rain2 PM: 38% rain3 PM: 60% rain4 PM: 65% rain5 PM: 63% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 54°45° 41%
Sun 56°44° 47%
Mon 62°41° 34%
Tue 74°45°
Wed 80°52°
Thu 70°53° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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