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Forest Road 1700-130–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Forest Road 1700-130–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Hood, OR. It climbs 1,568 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,714 – 4,469 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-150 45.43385, -121.47805
Nearest town Mount Hood, OR
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Forest Road 1700-130–Knebal Springs Trail #474, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 3,715–4,469 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. 1.8 miTurn left onto Super Connector, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miReach Knebal Springs Trail #474, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right onto Super Connector Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 1720-121, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading E.
  10. 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-knebal-springs-trail-474-out-back-5-sights-15-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 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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