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1700-681–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 5 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 4 hr 26 min

1700-681–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 5 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,404 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,813 – 4,469 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 45.43385, -121.47805
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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1700-681–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 5 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 3,813–4,469 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 · 45.43385, -121.47805

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading E.
  2. 1.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Super Connector Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left onto Super Connector, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 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 Knebal Springs Trail #474, 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 SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Super Connector, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Super Connector Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading NE.
  17. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1700-681-out-back-e418

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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