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| | Oregon has plenty of great hiking and backpacking trails; Black Canyon Trail is one of them, and it's in Wheeler County. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Black Canyon Trail in Wheeler County, Oregon is a really wonderful place to spend some time. Every hiking and backpacking trail in Oregon has its own unique prettiness. Black Canyon Trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. The length of Black Canyon Trail is on the |
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longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a perfect challenge. Being 16.2 miles long; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. The striking hiking trails of the Blue Mountains
| | are a really wonderful way to spend quality time in the wilderness. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this region. Black Canyon Trail is usually a rather dried out place; the month with most of the rain is November, and September on the other hand is the driest. High temperatures at Black Canyon Trail all through the warm months are in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are commonly in the 30's, and nighttime lows through the wintertime for Black Canyon Trail tend to be in | |
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the 10's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Now, this is roughly a 2.5-day hike, so it's a great thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. This is a two-ended hiking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone,
you can backcountry trek it just one way. Oregon is a fine outdoors state. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Now this great outdoors trail is pretty long, so do pack
enough food to last the whole trip. Black Canyon Trail is very far from the least distant full-size urban center, and it sure is a a magnificent great outdoors trail. Here in Oregon hiking never gets boring. The total elevation difference for Black Canyon Trail is 3,351 feet, and
that is higher than average.
Briefly about the general area:
Having a nice time in the Blue Mountains is easy. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a good national park, and getting to Owl Creek from Black Canyon Trail is simple. A trip to Black Canyon Trail wouldn't
be complete without taking a look at Hat Spring, and some nearby water includes Honeymoon Creek.
Still Gulch is a pleasant location to check out nearby, and McClanahan Meadow is a great place. But wait, there's more enjoyable things to do in the Blue Mountains. You absolutely
have to have a thing about Black Canyon Trail. Why not camp at Fish House Inn since you're here at Black Canyon Trail, and a short visit to Saddle Camp Spring is always worthwhile.
A brilliant location to camp here at Black Canyon Trail is Pine Tree Campground, and Honeymoon Basin is a nice spot to check out.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.3438, Longitude -119.6197
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.3276, Longitude -119.7111
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.1 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 16.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 16.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
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Total elevation difference: 3351 feet
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Coffeepot Trail, Wheeler County
County
, 1 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 887 feet elevation difference |
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South Prong Trail, Grant County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.9 hiking miles, 2147 feet elevation difference |
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Owl Creek Trail, Wheeler County
County
, 4 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 301 feet elevation difference |
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Lone Pine Trail, Wheeler County
County
, 10 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1889 feet elevation difference |
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Dry Cabin Creek Trail, Grant County
County
, 17 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 2778 feet elevation difference |
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