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1720-122–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,480 ft · 6 hr 4 min

1720-122–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 2,480 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,639 – 4,567 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.40713, -121.45402
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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1720-122–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,480 ft · 6 hr 4 min

Elevation 3,638–4,567 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.40713, -121.45402

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 54°F / low 42° · precip 33% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto 4400-126, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 4430-014, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4430-015, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4430-140, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading W.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading W.
  11. 1.8 miBear right onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto 1720-122, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miReach Forest Road 4430-014, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading NE.
  18. 1.8 miTurn right onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading NE.
  19. 1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4430-140, heading E.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading E.
  21. 1.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4430-015, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4430-014, heading SE.
  23. 0.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 4400-126, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear left onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading SE.
  26. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 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/bottle-prairie-trail-455-forest-road-1720-120-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 54°F42°
Feels like45°Precip33%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity77%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 12% rain6 AM: 15% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 26% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 56°42° 34%
Sun 56°45° 56%
Mon 68°45°
Tue 66°48°
Wed 75°54°
Thu 76°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~222 min). Leave by 3:38 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:16 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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