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| | Oregon has plenty of nice backcountry hiking trails, and one of those is Alpine Trail in Lane County. Here in Oregon backpacking is so much fun. Every backcountry hiking trail in Oregon is worth backpacking. Oregon is an excellent outdoors state. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. This trek shouldn't take more than 9 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. All through the summertime months here at Alpine Trail, high temperatures commonly get into the 80's. For |
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the period of the moonlight hours it's generally in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's with temperatures at Alpine Trail dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. It's a long tour from Eugene-Springfield to Alpine Trail, but it's one of those spots where
| | backcountry backpacking is tremendous. The total elevation difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 2,291 feet which is about average. Alpine Trail is a two ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. Alpine Trail generally gets a good deal of precipitation; most of the rain falls during November; the driest of the months is July. These hiking and backpacking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are a very brilliant way to see these hills. Hey, time for a walk | |
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don’t you think? Alpine Trail in Lane County, Oregon is such a splendid spot. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions
before you go. Alpine Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a magnificent trail for experienced backcountry hikers in perfect shape. Some parts of Alpine Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail,
and that means that some parts of the backpacking and hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. With its 10.2 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer hike. This is one of many trails in the surrounding vicinity.
Briefly about the general area:
This place is great, just check out all the fun stuff to do close to Alpine Trail. Be careful coming to the Central Cascade Range, you might not ever want to return home again. Willamette River - North Fork of Middle Fork has a delightful whitewater paddling spot nearby, and do
set aside some time for High Prairie while you're here at Alpine Trail.
Short Creek is a wonderful place to pop by, and you can stay the night at Errin Campground. Take a side journey to McLane Creek, and Windy Pass is beyond doubt a great spot to stop at. In the event that
you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Willamette River - Middle Fork. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Alpine Trail has to offer, you can camp at Casey's Riverside Park.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.7767, Longitude -122.4974
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.8375, Longitude -122.4838
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2291 feet
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| | Trails Near Alpine Trail:
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Tire Mountain Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 722 feet elevation difference |
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McKinley Creek Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 1580 feet elevation difference |
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Cain Cabin Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 2516 feet elevation difference |
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Cloverpatch Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1327 feet elevation difference |
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Cabin Creek Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 1792 feet elevation difference |
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Sourgrass Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 911 feet elevation difference |
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Larison Creek Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 191 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Alpine Trail:
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Willamette River - Middle Fork, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, Class II - 12.5 miles long (Hills Creek Dam to Lookout Point Reservoir) |
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Willamette River - North Fork of Middle Fork, Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 13.5 miles long (to Westfir) |
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Salmon Creek, Lane County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-V - 12 miles long (Top of Upper Salmon Creek Gorge to Oakridge) |
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Salt Creek, Lane County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.2 miles long (McCredie Hot Springs to Rigdon Road Bridge) |
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Fall Creek, Lane County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Portland Creek to Fall Creek Reservoir) |
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| | Hotels Near Alpine Trail:
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 3 miles away |
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Super 8 Creswell, Creswell
, 36 miles away |
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Village Inn, Springfield
, 37 miles away |
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Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove
, 38 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Cottage Grove, Or, Cottage Grove
, 38 miles away |
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37 miles away
