Sandy River Delta Recreation Area
Sandy River Beach & Ranch Dike Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min
Sandy River Beach & Ranch Dike Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sandy River Delta Recreation Area near Troutdale, OR. The route reaches Sandy River Beach. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sandy River Beach & Ranch Dike Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min
Elevation 15–46 ft
Out & Back · Sandy River Delta Recreation Area
Trailhead: Sandy River Trail · 45.54448, -122.38945
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 46% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Northwest Graham/257th & 257th Way stop 131 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sandy River Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sandy River Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ch'ak Ch'ak Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Columbia River Trail Extension, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sandy River Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Thousand Acres Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ranch Dike Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Sandy River Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Thousand Acres Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Sandy River Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Columbia River Trail Extension, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ch'ak Ch'ak Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sandy River Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Northwest Graham/257th & 257th Way stop 131 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sandy River Trail Trailhead
- Broughton Bluff & Sandy River Beach via Columbia River Trail Extension 1.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Broughton Bluff & Sandy River Beach via Columbia River Trail Extension 1.6 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Sandy River Beach & Thousand Acres Road 5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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