Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455 Loop, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,664 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455 Loop, 3 sights is a 9-mile loop near Mount Hood, OR. The route reaches Knebal Spring. It climbs 1,664 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Knebal Spring–Bottle Prairie Trail #455 Loop, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,664 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 3,638–4,950 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Bottle Prairie Trail #455 · 45.42900, -121.46673
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 55°F / low 42° · precip 34% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start on Forest Road 4430-140, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading W.
- 1 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.
- 3.6 miThe loop closes 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 3.8 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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