Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,726 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,726 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,726 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,226–2,998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.56446, -121.52414
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 31% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 12 min before dark.
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