AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Swyers Drive

2.7 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Swyers Drive is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Lenz, OR. It climbs 876 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 1,952 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swyers Drive 45.60322, -121.48850
Nearest town Lenz, OR
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Swyers Drive

2.7 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,040–1,953 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Swyers Drive · 45.60322, -121.48850

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 29% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Swyers Drive, heading NW.
  2. 1.4 miReach Swyers Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 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/swyers-drive-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F47°
Precip29%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 29% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 67°49° 28%
Sun 67°51° 32%
Mon 70°47°
Tue 74°48°
Wed 83°53°
Thu 80°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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