Oregon hiking trails - Benson Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County

   
  With so many outdoors pastimes available in Oregon you'll never get bored. Put on your hiking shoes, and hit the trail, Benson Trail in Lane County, Oregon is such a great location. Every single Oregon backpacking and hiking trail is well worth a backcountry hike. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Benson Trail is 8.4 miles long it's an average length great outdoors trail. These backcountry hiking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. High temperatures at Benson
    Trail during the warm days of summer are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. For the period of the winter highs are generally in the 30's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Benson Trail temperatures sink to the 20's. This is a vicinity covered
with lots of backcountry trails. The total elevation difference for this backcountry hiking trail is 1,312 feet which is an average number. A great deal of rain falls at Benson Trail; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest month of the year is July. Benson Trail is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out hike. Benson Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors trail. This is a trail that is  
quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. A lengthy tour parts Bend from Benson Trail, but It's always amusing to hike here. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 7.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. There are many great backpacking and hiking trails in Oregon, and one of these is Benson Trail in Lane County. Sometimes this trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Backcountry backpacking here in Oregon is always an enjoyable thing to do. The length of this backcountry hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
You have to beyond doubt dedicate some time to Fingerboard Prairie if you're here at Benson Trail, and Horse Creek has a glorious whitewater paddling spot nearby. If you want a glorious time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Central Cascade Range. Do set aside some time for Lake Valley if you're here at Benson Trail; some nearby water includes Frog Camp Creek.
All the outdoors amusing things near Benson Trail will keep you coming back persistently. Don't leave Benson Trail without first paying a visit to Alder Springs. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Benson Trail has to offer, you can camp at East Lake Resort and RV Parks. A visit to Butte Spring will fill your spirit with great feelings. There's so much to do here at Benson Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Tombstone Prairie Campground is a perfect spot for that. Whitewater paddling is wonderful on Marion Creek, and getting to Proxy Creek from Benson Trail is simple.
These mountains rock, just check out all the enjoyable stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.2141, Longitude -121.8931
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Total in and out hiking length = 8.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.9 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1312 feet


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 Trails Near Benson Trail:
Deer Butte Trail, Linn County County , 2 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 814 feet elevation difference
Hand Lake Trail, Lane County County , 3 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 224 feet elevation difference
Foley Ridge Trail, Lane County County , 5 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 2690 feet elevation difference
Anderson Ridge Trail, Linn County County , 5 miles away, 7.5 hiking miles, 2720 feet elevation difference
Louise Creek Trail, Lane County County , 5 miles away,  19.8 hiking miles, 2731 feet elevation difference
Separation Creek Trail, Lane County County , 6 miles away,  23.2 hiking miles, 3493 feet elevation difference
Obsidian Trail, Lane County County , 6 miles away,  11.6 hiking miles, 2161 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Benson Trail:
East Lake Resort and RV Parks, La Pine, 16 miles away
Tombstone Prairie Campground, Linn County, 17 miles away
Country Star Recreational Vehicle Park, Foster, 18 miles away
Patio RV Park, Blue River, 18 miles away
Twin Springs Campground, Lane County, 19 miles away
 Whitewater Near Benson Trail:
Horse Creek, Lane County County , 12 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River)
Marion Creek, Linn County County , 18 miles away, Class IV(V) - 7 miles long (Gooch Falls)
 National Parks Near Benson Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 67 miles away
 Hotels Near Benson Trail:
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters , 21 miles away
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters , 26 miles away
Five Pine Lodge, Sisters , 27 miles away
Sunriver Resort, Sunriver , 38 miles away
The Pines at Sunriver, Sunriver , 38 miles away
 Lakes Near Benson Trail
Benson Lake, Lane County , 1 miles away
Kuitan Lake, Linn County , 3 miles away

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