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| | Finally, backcountry hiking time is here again, and Ball Point Trail in Wasco County, Oregon is a great location for getting out. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in Oregon; each one of them has its own character. Ball Point Trail is situated a pretty lengthy drive from City of The Dalles, but there's magnificent natural beauty waiting here for you along it. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out trek. Ball Point Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,641 feet which is an average number. Ball Point Trail is a |
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normal length wilderness trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail great for the average backcountry walker looking for an amusing adventure. Some parts of Ball Point Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking trail, so
| | keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. There are so many perfect great outdoors hiking trails for backcountry backpacking in Oregon; Ball Point Trail is one of them, and it's in Wasco County. The time needed for this walk is roughly 5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Backcountry backpacking in Oregon is such a magnificent thing to do. All the water falling down from the sky makes Ball Point Trail a wet spot; the month of December is the wettest with most | |
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of the snow, and July is the month with the least moisture. The wonderful wilderness trails of the Central Cascade Range are a magnificent way to explore these peaks. High temperatures at Ball Point Trail during the summertime months are in the 60's. For the period of the moonlight
hours it's regularly in the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Ball Point Trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Trekking in Oregon is a good idea. With its 5.8 miles of walking distance it's a mid length
backcountry hike. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. There are so many backpacking trails in this area.
Briefly about the general area:
Just can't get enough of the Central Cascade
Range. Bennett Spring is a scenic location to check out while you're at Ball Point Trail, and camping at Dam Campground is always a good experience. Lots of people from City of The Dalles come to Ball Point Trail, and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched,
you can always go whitewater paddling on White River.
Ball Point Trail is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort is a perfect local campground.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3013, Longitude -121.37
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 5.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1641 feet
Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles
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20 miles away
Cousins Country Inn is ideally located for the exponentially growing number of tourists to our area seeking the now famous Gorge Winds which support our huge windsurfing and kite boarding industries, ...
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Super 8 Motel - The Dalles OR, The Dalles
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20 miles away
Located in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Minutes from Fort Dalles, Wasco County Rodeo, Windsurfing, The Dalles Dam and the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Convenient to Maryhill Museum, Bonnev...
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User input for Ball Point Trail, Central Cascade Range, Wasco County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near City of The Dalles, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of City of The Dalles, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Ball Point Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Ball Point Trail, Central Cascade Range, Wasco County, Oregon
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| | Trails Near Ball Point Trail:
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Little Badger Creek Trail, Wasco County
County
, 1 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2826 feet elevation difference |
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Pen Way Trail, Wasco County
County
, 1 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 1030 feet elevation difference |
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Tygh Creek Trail, Wasco County
County
, 1 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3805 feet elevation difference |
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Gordon Butte Trail, Wasco County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 2141 feet elevation difference |
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Jordan Cutoff Trail, Wasco County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 616 feet elevation difference |
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Cedar Creek Trail, Wasco County
County
, 4 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 1830 feet elevation difference |
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Fifteenmile Creek Trail, Wasco County
County
, 4 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 1677 feet elevation difference |
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Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles
, 20 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - The Dalles OR, The Dalles
, 20 miles away |
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River
, 21 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 22 miles away |
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Celilo Inn, The Dalles
, 23 miles away |
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21 miles away
