Oregon trails · Surveyors Ridge
Surveyors Ridge
A 17.5-mile out-and-back in Oregon, with 2,327 ft of climbing. Reaches Bald Butte and other spring/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 5.8. It gives back about 2,536 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bald Butte (summit)
- Clinger Spring (spring)
- Shellrock Spring (spring)
- Surveyor's Ridge (viewpoint)
- Mt Hood East Side View (viewpoint)
Getting there
SURVEYORS RIDGE NORTH — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 1 h 00 min drive (39 mi) from The Dalles. 45.52720, -121.52605 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:20 a.m. and sets at 6:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:52 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 35.0-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 17 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- 4410 ROAD SNOW + Cooks Meadow + SURVEYORS RIDGE — 9.9 mi loop, 1,857 ft gain
- 1700 Road Snow + SUPER CONNECTOR + SURVEYORS RIDGE — 10.9 mi loop, 2,015 ft gain
- SUPER CONNECTOR + SUPER DUPER CONNECTOR + SURVEYORS RIDGE — 8.0 mi loop, 1,241 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Timberline — 16.1 mi
- Pct: Mt Hood — 18.5 mi
- Eagle Creek — 20.9 mi