Eightmile Loop Trail #496–Forest Road 1720-124, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Eightmile Loop Trail #496–Forest Road 1720-124, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,818 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Eightmile Loop Trail #496–Forest Road 1720-124, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 3,811–5,023 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto 4400-126, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Forest Road 1720-124, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Eightmile Loop Trail #496, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto 4400-126, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Forest Road 1720-120 via Eightmile Loop Trail #496 2.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Forest Road 1720-122 Viewpoint via Eightmile Loop Trail #496 3.3 mi · ▲ 789 ft
- 4400-121 via Eightmile Loop Trail #496 6 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft
- Forest Road 1720-122 Viewpoint–Bottle Prairie Trail #455 Loop, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft
- Forest Road 4430-014–Forest Road 4430-015, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft
- Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 5 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,776 ft
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