Surveyor's Ridge & Aubert Reservoir via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,828 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Surveyor's Ridge & Aubert Reservoir via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route passes Surveyor's Ridge before reaching Aubert Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,828 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Surveyor's Ridge & Aubert Reservoir via Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,828 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,550–4,051 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.48633, -121.51484
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 41° · precip 35% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-660, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
- 2.5 miPass Surveyor's Ridge.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Aubert Reservoir.
- 100 ftReach Surveyor's Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.2 miBear left onto 1700-670, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 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 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Forest Road 1700-660 2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Forest Road 1700-671 via Forest Road 1700-660 2.7 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Forest Road 1700-013 via Forest Road 1700-660 3.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- 1700-670 via Forest Road 1700-660 3.4 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- 1700-673 via Forest Road 1700-660 3.8 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- 1700-663 via Forest Road 1700-660 4.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
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