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1700-681–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft · 4 hr 38 min

1700-681–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. It climbs 1,612 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,931 – 4,951 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 45.39504, -121.49979
Nearest town Parkdale, OR · Official trailhead info (oregonhikers.org)
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1700-681–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 3,929–4,950 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 · 45.39504, -121.49979

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left onto Super Connector, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left onto Forest Road 1700-680, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto 1700-681, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach Bottle Prairie Trail #455, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-680, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Super Connector, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Super Connector Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.8 miTurn right onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading SE.
  16. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftArrive 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/1700-681-bottle-prairie-trail-455-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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