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| | Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Alco Trail in Jackson County, Oregon is just the place. Backcountry hiking in Oregon is such an excellent thing to do. Backcountry backpacking in Oregon is a good idea. For the period of the summertime months at Alco Trail highs are usually in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 40's. Highs throughout the winter are generally in the 40's while Alco Trail overnight low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 30's. With its 12 miles of walking distance; it's considered a |
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longer backcountry hike. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There are so many good backcountry hiking trails for backcountry trekking in Oregon, and among these are Alco Trail in Jackson County. Now, this is roughly a 2-day backcountry trek, so make sure you've
| | got all your overnight gear packed. There are plenty of backcountry hiking trails in Oregon; each one of them is well worth a backcountry trek. This is a one trailhead great outdoors hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out trek. Now this backcountry trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Alco Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; November is the month that gets the most rain; July on the other hand is the driest. This wilderness hiking trail is a very long wilderness hiking trail with an average amount of climbing | |
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distance which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a magnificent challenge. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors hiking trail is 2,217 feet, and that is about average. Some parts of this wilderness hiking
trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness hiking trail. This backcountry trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current
fire restrictions before you go. A long drive parts Medford from Alco Trail, but you always have a good time when you're backcountry trekking along it. This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. Backcountry hiking here in the Southern Cascade
Range is a really glorious way to spend quality time in the fresh air.
Briefly about the general area: Put some time aside to spend at Oliver Spring while you're here at Alco Trail, and a good location to camp here at Alco Trail is West Fork Trail Creek Mill. This location
is peerless, just look at all the amusing stuff to do near Alco Trail. Morine Creek flows through this neighborhood, and paddling on Jackson Creek is so much fun. A wonderful spot near Alco Trail is Myers Canyon It's always splendid to take a look at Ragsdale Spring. That right
there is heaps of enjoyable stuff already but it goes on, the Southern Cascade Range has it all. A quick trip to Hungry Creek close to Alco Trail is a delightful idea; why not camp at Bear Mountain RV Park since you're here at Alco Trail. You're sure to come across some nice folks
from Medford here, and get dripping wet paddling on Umpqua River - South. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the Southern Cascade Range.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 42.7469, Longitude -122.7512 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 2217 feet

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| These outdoors activities are available near Alco Trail. |
| | Trails Near Alco Trail:
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Rogue-Umpqua Divide Trail, Douglas County
County
, 2 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 603 feet elevation difference |
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Tison Trail, Douglas County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 2444 feet elevation difference |
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Rattlesnake Trail, Douglas County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 863 feet elevation difference |
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Fawn Camp Trail, Douglas County
County
, 7 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 859 feet elevation difference |
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Brownie Creek Trail, Douglas County
County
, 8 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1865 feet elevation difference |
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Billick Burn Trail, Douglas County
County
, 8 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1263 feet elevation difference |
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Freezeout Trail, Douglas County
County
, 10 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 583 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Alco Trail:
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Jackson Creek, Douglas County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Cover Camp to FS 31) |
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Umpqua River - South, Douglas County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Campbell Falls to Three C Rock) |
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Big Butte Creek, Jackson County
County
, 15 miles away, Class III-IV - 9.5 miles long (Butte Falls to Netherlands Road) |
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Umpqua River - South, Douglas County
County
, 15 miles away, Class III-IV - 8.5 miles long (Three C Rocks to MP 22) |
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Jackson Creek, Douglas County
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV(V) - 8 miles long (NF300 to Cover Camp) |
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| | National Parks Near Alco Trail:
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Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR
, 45 miles away |
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Oregon Caves National Monument, Cave Junction - OR
, 67 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Alco Trail:
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La Quinta Inn and Suites White City, White City
, 19 miles away |
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Super 8 Central Pt Medford OR, Medford
, 22 miles away |
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Courtyard Medford Airport, Medford
, 22 miles away |
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Medford, Central Point
, 22 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MEDFORD-CENTRAL POINT, Central Point
, 22 miles away |
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