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Forest Road 1700-692–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Forest Road 1700-692–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 861 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,813 – 4,469 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 45.43385, -121.47805
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-692–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 3 hr 6 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 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-690, heading W.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 1700-692, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 1700-693, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftReach Knebal Springs Trail #474, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1700-692, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-690, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto The Hub, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Super Connector Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading E.
  15. 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/forest-road-1700-692-out-back-ac22

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 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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