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4410-130–Cooks Meadow Trail #639, 5 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,675 ft · 5 hr 12 min

4410-130–Cooks Meadow Trail #639, 5 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,675 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,813 – 4,715 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 45.43385, -121.47805
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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4410-130–Cooks Meadow Trail #639, 5 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,675 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 3,813–4,713 ft

Out & Back

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

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 60°F / low 42° · precip 29% · wind 5 mph · 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. 0.5 miBear left onto Cooks Meadow Trail #639, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto 4410-130, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miReach Knebal Springs Trail #474, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Cooks Meadow Trail #639, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miBear right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto 1700-691, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-690, heading N.
  15. 450 ftSharp right onto The Hub, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Super Connector Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading E.
  19. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/4410-130-out-back-2ff4

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F42°
Feels like44°Precip29%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 12% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 56°45° 55%
Mon 64°43°
Tue 69°46°
Wed 78°52°
Thu 73°52°
Fri 65°44° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 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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