Monkey Face Loop via Misery Ridge Trail and River Trail
4.7 mi
Distance
1 hrs 41 min
Time
terrain
747 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult loop trail to Monkey Face in Smith Rock State Park.
This trail goes by Fairy Tale Tower, Spiderman Buttress, Asterisk Pass, Smith Rock Group, Smith Rock, and Shiprock.
Sights to See
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Hiked the loop clockwise on a bluebird day. Saw several birds of prey and both a bald eagle and golden eagle nest. Accent is steep, but the switchbacks make it manageable. Once at the top, don’t stop at the bench. Keep going and have your snack on the rocks right next to Monkey Face. The descent is steeper with many human-made stairs. Beautiful hike with unbeatable views of the cascade range.
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This was not such a difficult hike the third time around. So we did another loop a much longer one, which due to heat made it tough to go up the Burma trail so we took a lot of time to cool of on top sparse tree shade. We came down Summit to River trail to finish the big loop. We had a wonderful time watching the sunset from Rim Rock trail to finish the day.
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Public Tracks
Smith Rock Trail, Redmond, Oregon
This hike goes around Smith Rock, climbing a little bit and then going around the famous monkey face rock formation. It then becomes a pleasant walk next to the Crooked River. Very nice.
Smith Rock Trail, Redmond, Oregon
This hike goes around Smith Rock, climbing a little bit and then going around the famous monkey face rock formation. It then becomes a pleasant walk next to the Crooked River. Very nice.
Smith Rock State Park
Those are great photos, what an interesting formation.
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