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Mill Creek Buttes–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 8 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 2,044 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Mill Creek Buttes–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 8 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Parkdale, OR. The route reaches Mill Creek Buttes at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,044 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,147 – 4,951 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 45.39504, -121.49979
Nearest town Parkdale, OR · Official trailhead info (oregonhikers.org)
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Mill Creek Buttes–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 8 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 2,044 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,146–4,950 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 · 45.39504, -121.49979

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 40° · precip 29% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left onto Super Connector, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1700-680, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miReach Mill Creek Buttes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left onto Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Super Connector Trail, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Super Connector, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Super Connector Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.8 miTurn right onto Knebal Springs Trail #474, heading SE.
  14. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Bottle Prairie Trail #455, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftArrive 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/mill-creek-buttes-bottle-prairie-trail-455-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 56°F40°
Feels like38°Precip29%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 53°43° 60%
Mon 61°40° 17%
Tue 66°43°
Wed 75°50°
Thu 70°49°
Fri 62°42° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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