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Pepper Mountain Road & Pepper Mountain Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Pepper Mountain Road & Pepper Mountain Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. It climbs 636 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,611 – 1,952 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.53069, -122.18182
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR
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Pepper Mountain Road & Pepper Mountain Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,612–1,953 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.53069, -122.18182

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 67% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Pepper Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Pepper Mountain Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miReach Pepper Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pepper Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pepper-mountain-road-pepper-mountain-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

11% gravel89% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 61°F50°
Precip67%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 31% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 33% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 67% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 10% 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° 23%
Sun 67°50° 40%
Mon 69°46° 22%
Tue 78°48°
Wed 88°57°
Thu 76°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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