Surveyor's Ridge & 1700-673 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,702 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Surveyor's Ridge & 1700-673 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route reaches Surveyor's Ridge. It climbs 2,702 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Surveyor's Ridge & 1700-673 via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,702 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,631–4,045 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.51799, -121.56750
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 24% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Surveyor's Ridge.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading E.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto 1700-670, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto 1700-673, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Surveyor's Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto 1700-670, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 2 miArrive 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 4.7 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Aubert Reservoir 4.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Oak Ridge Trail #688A 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft
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