Oregon hiking trails - Battle Creek Trail, Blue Mountains, Grant County

   
  You'll must go far from Pendleton-Hermiston to get to Battle Creek Trail, but when you spend some time backpacking here you will feel like a whole new person. Trekking here in Oregon is the glorious thing to do. Each trail in Oregon has its own character. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This part of Oregon has an excellent deal of available outdoors endeavors. This great outdoors hiking trail is a normal length great outdoors hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a magnificent
    backcountry hiking trail for experienced trekkers in tremendous shape. You should count on this walk taking about 7 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. These great outdoors hiking trails here in the Blue Mountains are
an excellent way to explore these peaks. This is a two-ended backcountry trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Battle Creek Trail, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 30's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Battle Creek Trail are in the 10's. Oregon has plenty of glorious trails, and one of these is Battle Creek Trail in Grant County. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in  
the fresh air a bit, and Battle Creek Trail in Grant County, Oregon is an excellent spot to go. Battle Creek Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Being 8 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. There are so many backcountry hiking trails in this area. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The total elevation difference for Battle Creek Trail is 730 feet, and that is lower than average. Not much precipitation falls here at Battle Creek Trail; the month with most of the rain is November, and July on the other hand is the driest.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll need more than a day to look at everything Battle Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Trough Creek Campground, and Bull Prairie is a brilliant site to check out. Take a side tour to Sponge Creek, and whitewater paddling is magnificent on John Day River - North Fork.
If you want a nice time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Battle Creek Trail. There's so much to do here at Battle Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Deerhorn Campground is a great spot for that. And that's not all there is to do here in the Blue Mountains. Howard Creek is a beautiful stream that is worth taking a look at; a spree to Battle Creek Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Handy Spring. A short spree to Kelsay Spring is always worthwhile, and Kelsay Meadows is a nice site.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.8462, Longitude -118.7348
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.8965, Longitude -118.7232
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 730 feet


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 Trails Near Battle Creek Trail:
Welch Creek Trail, Grant County County , 1 miles away,  2.8 hiking miles, 422 feet elevation difference
Bull Prairie Trail, Grant County County , 2 miles away, 3.1 hiking miles, 745 feet elevation difference
Sunset Trail, Grant County County , 2 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1656 feet elevation difference
Beeman Junkens Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 957 feet elevation difference
Jumpoff Joe Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 2572 feet elevation difference
Kelsay Butte Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 884 feet elevation difference
Basin Creek Trail, Grant County County , 4 miles away,  5.8 hiking miles, 622 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Battle Creek Trail:
Trough Creek Campground, Umatilla County, 11 miles away
Deerhorn Campground, Grant County, 16 miles away
Lehman Hot Springs, Ukiah, 16 miles away
Meadowbrook Lodge and Overnight Park, Ukiah, 19 miles away
 Whitewater Near Battle Creek Trail:
John Day River - North Fork, Grant/ Umatilla County County , 6 miles away, Class II-III - 41 miles long (Route 52 Bridge to Dale)
 National Parks Near Battle Creek Trail:
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly - OR , 60 miles away
 Hotels Near Battle Creek Trail:
Best Western John Day Inn, John Day , 27 miles away
Rugged Country Lodge DBA Double H Investments, Pendleton , 36 miles away
Pendleton Super 8 Motel, Pendleton , 39 miles away
Best Western Pendleton Inn, Pendleton , 39 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Pendleton, Or, Pendleton , 39 miles away

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