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Forest Road 1700-682–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Forest Road 1700-682–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 5 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,542 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,793 – 4,469 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 45.43385, -121.47805
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-682–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 3,792–4,469 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. 1.8 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. 1 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-682, heading N.
  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 W.
  11. 1 miSharp right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading SE.
  13. 150 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. 1.8 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/forest-road-1700-682-super-connector-trail-out-back-4-sights-13-km

Trail surface

68% dirt32% 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 4.7 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 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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