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4400-011–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 996 ft · 3 hr 40 min

4400-011–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 996 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,813 – 4,469 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 45.43385, -121.47805
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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4400-011–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 996 ft · 3 hr 40 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. 1.3 miBear left onto The Hub, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Forest Road 1700-690, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto 1700-691, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto The Hub, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto 4400-011, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach Knebal Springs Trail #474, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto The Hub, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto 1700-691, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-690, heading N.
  13. 450 ftSharp right onto The Hub, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Super Connector Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading E.
  17. 1.9 miArrive 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/4400-011-out-back-9ed6

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 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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