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Pepper Mountain & Pepper Mountain Trail via Pepper Mountain Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Pepper Mountain & Pepper Mountain Trail via Pepper Mountain Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. The route reaches Pepper Mountain at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 538 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,611 – 2,152 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.51812, -122.17847
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR
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Pepper Mountain & Pepper Mountain Trail via Pepper Mountain Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,611–2,152 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.51812, -122.17847

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 70% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Pepper Mountain Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pepper Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miReach Pepper Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pepper Mountain Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 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/pepper-mountain-pepper-mountain-trail-out-back-4-km-6ea9

Weather

Light rainTemperature 61°F50°
Precip70%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 31% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 33% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 28% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 27% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 54% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 65°50° 24%
Sun 67°50° 43%
Mon 69°46° 22%
Tue 78°48°
Wed 88°57°
Thu 76°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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