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Mill Creek Buttes–Forest Road 1700-140, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Mill Creek Buttes–Forest Road 1700-140, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. The route reaches Mill Creek Buttes at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 767 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,150 – 4,899 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-680 45.43752, -121.53453
Nearest town Parkdale, OR
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Mill Creek Buttes–Forest Road 1700-140, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,151–4,900 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1700-680 · 45.43752, -121.53453

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 37% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 1700-680, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miReach Mill Creek Buttes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-creek-buttes-forest-road-1700-140-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 52°F41°
Feels like47°Precip37%Wind4 mphUV3Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 19% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 32% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 56°43° 37%
Sun 54°45° 56%
Mon 64°42° 19%
Tue 67°46°
Wed 75°52°
Thu 73°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 12 min before dark.

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