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Forest Road 44-230 & Knebal Springs Trail #474

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,565 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Forest Road 44-230 & Knebal Springs Trail #474 is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,565 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,813 – 4,951 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 45.43385, -121.47805
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 44-230 & Knebal Springs Trail #474

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,565 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Elevation 3,813–4,950 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 miTurn left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading S.
  4. 1.9 miTurn left onto Forest Road 44-230, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miReach Knebal Springs Trail #474, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading S.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading NE.
  9. 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/knebal-spring-bottle-prairie-trail-455-out-back-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:50 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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