Mill Creek Ridge & Mill Creek Lookout Road

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,266 ft · 6 hr 4 min

Mill Creek Ridge & Mill Creek Lookout Road is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Mosier, OR. The route reaches Mill Creek Ridge. It climbs 2,266 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,926 – 3,419 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.53341, -121.40061
Nearest town Mosier, OR

Directions

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Mill Creek Ridge & Mill Creek Lookout Road

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,266 ft · 6 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,927–3,419 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.53341, -121.40061

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 25% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Mill Creek Road, heading E.
  3. 2.7 miSharp right onto Mill Creek Lookout Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 2 miPass Mill Creek Ridge.
  6. 2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-662, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Mill Creek Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Lookout Road, heading NE.
  9. 3.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mill Creek Road, heading SW.
  11. 2.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 63°F47°
Precip25%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 15% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 11% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 25% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 66°49° 21%
Sun 64°51° 41%
Mon 70°51°
Tue 73°52°
Wed 83°60°
Thu 81°63°

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