Surveyors Ridge
Surveyors Ridge Trail is a 17.5-mile trail in Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Mt. Hood National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 45.4123° N, 121.5271° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 45.5638° N, 121.5321° W · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 3 segments.
The trail
| Length | 17.5 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 12-20 percent |
| Typical tread width | 18-24 inches |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 688 |
| Forest | Mt. Hood National Forest (unit 0606) |
| States | Oregon |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Trailheads
Surveyor's Ridge South Trailhead No season published | under 0.1 mi |
Surveyor's Ridge North Trailhead No season published | under 0.1 mi |
44 Trails Hub Trailhead No season published | 0.1 mi |
Zig Zag Trailhead No season published | 0.3 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date.
Trails nearby
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedWard Pile Rx - East
5 mi from the trail midpoint · 29 acres
- PrescribedBronco Piles Rx East
10 mi from the trail midpoint
- PrescribedBull Piles Rx East
12 mi from the trail midpoint
- WildfireGrasshopper
15 mi from the trail midpoint · 93,972 acres · 98% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Surveyors Ridge Trail?
The Forest Service records 17.5 miles under this name in Mt. Hood National Forest, the sum of 3 segments.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Surveyors Ridge Trail?
Mt. Hood National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Surveyors Ridge Trail start?
The line begins at 45.4123° N, 121.5271° W and ends at 45.5638° N, 121.5321° W. The nearest recorded trailhead is Surveyor's Ridge South Trailhead, under 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Surveyors Ridge Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Surveyors Ridge Trail?
Gibson Prairie Horse Camp (0.1 mi), Polallie Campground (0.4 mi) and Sherwood Campground (1.1 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 8 with site counts and booking links.
How developed is the Surveyors Ridge Trail?
Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Surveyors Ridge Trail?
The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Surveyors Ridge Trail?
Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service unit 0606. The trail is in Oregon.
Is there a fire near the Surveyors Ridge Trail?
The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Ward Pile Rx - East at 5 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 3 segments named Surveyors Ridge in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0606. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.