Forest Road 1720-120 via Eightmile Loop Trail #496
2.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Forest Road 1720-120 via Eightmile Loop Trail #496 is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 587 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,813 – 4,167 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.40713, -121.45402
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
Directions
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Forest Road 1720-120 via Eightmile Loop Trail #496
2.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 3,811–4,167 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 miBear right onto 4400-126, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Forest Road 1720-120, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto 4400-126, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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 surface
55% dirt45% 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°
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°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 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
- Eightmile Loop Trail #496–Forest Road 1720-124, 3 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft
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