Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. The route reaches Knebal Spring. It climbs 2,068 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 6 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 3,638–4,950 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 4430-014 · 45.42151, -121.45989
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start on Forest Road 4430-014, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 4430-015, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading E.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Knebal Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eightmile Loop Trail #496, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Forest Road 4430-014, heading NE.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 4:26 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Forest Road 4430-014 Trailhead
- Forest Road 4430-014 via Forest Road 1720-120 4.4 mi · ▲ 752 ft
- Forest Road 1720-120–Forest Road 4430-014, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,712 ft
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