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Campground
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Oregon · Mountain biking · Near Mount Hood Villages
Little Monkey
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 267 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Little Monkey is a short mountain biking climb in Oregon's Northwest Oregon District, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The ride is an out-and-back with a total distance of about 0.74 miles, rising from 1,286 feet to 1,427 feet, with a total climb and descent of 267 feet. The steepest section comes early, at about 10% grade. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs in the upper 70s in July and August, with only five or six wet days a month. That station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the climb run cooler. The climb is close to several other places to ride. The TNT mountain biking spot is just 0.1 mile away and Hide and Seek is about 0.4 mile off. For time on the water, the Little Sandy River is about 1.9 miles away. Wildwood Recreation Site, roughly 2.5 miles out, offers camping.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Brightwood Tavern
Pub
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Little Monkey
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 35°
22 wet
Feb
47° / 36°
19 wet
Mar
52° / 37°
21 wet
Apr
57° / 40°
20 wet
May
64° / 46°
16 wet
Jun
69° / 50°
12 wet
Jul
77° / 54°
6 wet
Aug
78° / 54°
5 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
60° / 45°
16 wet
Nov
49° / 40°
21 wet
Dec
43° / 35°
23 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Headworks Portland Wtr B, OR, 8 mi away at 748 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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