Multnomah County Road 550 & Rail Grade
4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Multnomah County Road 550 & Rail Grade is a 4-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 405 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,539 – 1,883 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.52243, -122.15725
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR
Directions
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Multnomah County Road 550 & Rail Grade
4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,538–1,884 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.52243, -122.15725
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 59°F / low 49° · precip 72% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Rail Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading S.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 59°F49°
Precip72%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
63°48°
27%
Sun
64°49°
45%
Mon
67°46°
23%
Tue
76°49°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
75°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade)–Logging Road, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Logging Road & Rail Grade via Donahue Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Giant Cedar Loop–Logging Road, 5 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,725 ft
- Cemetery Trail–Donahue Creek Trail (Rail Grade), 6 sights 13 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft
- Wahkeena Spring–Angels Rest Trail #415, 8 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
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