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Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 5 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,776 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 5 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route reaches Knebal Spring at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 1,776 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,639 – 4,328 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.40713, -121.45402
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 5 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,776 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 3,638–4,328 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto 4400-126, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 4430-014, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4430-015, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading NE.
  8. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach Knebal Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading E.
  11. 2.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4430-015, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4430-014, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 4400-126, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/knebal-spring-bottle-prairie-trail-455-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

66% dirt34% 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° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 12% rain6 AM: 15% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 26% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 4% rain
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

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