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| | In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and if you happen to be in Grant County of Oregon, Big Boulder Trail is an outstanding local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Backcountry hiking here in Oregon is an outstanding way to spend some time. There are plenty of hiking and backpacking trails in Oregon; each one of them is well worth a walk. Hiking here in the Blue Mountains is a very perfect way to see these hills. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly |
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3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Big Boulder Trail is 3.6 miles long it's shorter than many great outdoors hiking trails. Big Boulder Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. It is very
| | dehydrated here at Big Boulder Trail mostly; through November this region sees the most rain while July is mostly the driest month. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. High temperatures at Big Boulder Trail during the long summer days are in the 80's with nighttime lows in the 30's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 30's; after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Big Boulder Trail dip into the 10's. This great outdoors hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress | |
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differently at different elevations. Big Boulder Trail is in a quite wild neighborhood, and if you're looking for an outstanding place to go backcountry hiking, this is an outstanding pick. Big Boulder Trail is a very short wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill
miles which makes this great outdoors trail wonderful for the average trekker looking for an enjoyable adventure. This is not a very long hiking and backpacking trail but it's always glorious to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. At parts of the year
this neighborhood sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation
difference of 1,719 feet which is about average. There are hiking and backpacking trails all over Oregon, and among these are Big Boulder Trail in Grant County.
Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not enough there's lots more fun things to do in the Blue Mountains.
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Head O'Boulder Spring; camping at Deerhorn Campground is always a pleasant experience.
Don't leave Big Boulder Trail without first paying a visit to Plute Spring, and a great place to camp here at Big Boulder Trail is Trough Creek Campground.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.717, Longitude -118.6786
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Total elevation difference: 1719 feet
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25 miles away
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Americas Best Value Inn, John Day
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25 miles away
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Super 8 Pendleton, Pendleton
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Squaw Rock Trail, Grant County
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, 2 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 540 feet elevation difference |
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Princess Trail, Grant County
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, 2 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 477 feet elevation difference |
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Indian Rock Trail, Grant County
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, 3 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1118 feet elevation difference |
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Lost Camp Trail, Grant County
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, 4 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 1748 feet elevation difference |
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Best Western John Day Inn, John Day
, 25 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Inn, John Day
, 25 miles away |
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Rugged Country Lodge DBA Double H Investments, Pendleton
, 44 miles away |
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Super 8 Pendleton, Pendleton
, 46 miles away |
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Best Western Pendleton Inn, Pendleton
, 47 miles away |
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