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Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

2.7 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 484 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,970 – 4,292 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.48205, -121.52693
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688

2.7 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 3,971–4,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.48205, -121.52693

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

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  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto 1700-670, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading S.
  6. 1.1 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/surveyors-ridge-trail-688-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 7 min before dark.

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