Oregon hiking trails - Blair Lake Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County

   
  When you're here in Oregon backcountry trekking along one of its hiking and backpacking trails is a nice way to spend some time. Blair Lake Trail is a very long way away from modern life, and hiking and backpacking trails like these are delightful. Oregon has plenty of tremendous hiking and backpacking trails, and among these are Blair Lake Trail in Lane County. Being 13.4 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail.
    This backcountry walk should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. There are so many backcountry hiking trails in this region. Blair Lake Trail gets a lot of water; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest month
of the year is July. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Blair Lake Trail in Lane County, Oregon is a really delightful place to spend some time. Blair Lake Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. This is a long trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. The length of Blair Lake Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry hiking trail fine for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This hiking and backpacking  
trail has a total elevation difference of 960 feet which is a lower than average number. This part of Oregon is always a delight to take a look at during backcountry backpacking season. There are plenty of hiking and backpacking trails in Oregon; each one of them has its own unique attractiveness. At parts of the year this region 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. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The trails of the Central Cascade Range are a magnificent way to explore these mountains. Summertime highs at Blair Lake Trail generally tend to be in the 80's while overnight lows are commonly in the 40's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 40's, and overnight lows all through the wintertime for Blair Lake Trail tend to be in the 20's.

Briefly about the general area:
While you're here at Blair Lake Trail it's a wonderful idea to explore Long Prairie, and a good spot for whitewater paddling is Christy Creek. Life's too short to enjoy all the cool stuff near Blair Lake Trail. There's so much to do here at Blair Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Twin Springs Campground is a nice place for that.
A pleasant trip to Salt Rock Prairie is a nice way to spend an afternoon, and Blair Lake Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Echo Campground is a good local campground. You can run the rapids of McKenzie River - South Fork close to Blair Lake Trail, and why not stop at nearby Pocher Creek if you're here at Blair Lake Trail. That right there is a load of fun things already but it goes on, the Central Cascade Range has it all. Box Canyon is a great site to take a look at close to Blair Lake Trail, and since you're here, you could visit Ranger Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.8175, Longitude -122.2153
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Total in and out hiking length = 13.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 6.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 960 feet


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 Trails Near Blair Lake Trail:
Salmon Creek Trail, Lane County County , 4 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 1173 feet elevation difference
Grasshopper Trail, Lane County County , 4 miles away, 10.2 hiking miles, 2109 feet elevation difference
Winchester Trail, Lane County County , 4 miles away,  14.6 hiking miles, 1421 feet elevation difference
Cupit Mary Meadow Trail, Lane County County , 4 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 1105 feet elevation difference
Hiyu Trail, Lane County County , 6 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1264 feet elevation difference
Helen Creek Way, Lane County County , 6 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 2969 feet elevation difference
High Divide Trail, Lane County County , 7 miles away,  6 hiking miles, 1321 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Blair Lake Trail:
Twin Springs Campground, Lane County, 8 miles away
Echo Campground, Lane County, 17 miles away
Patio RV Park, Blue River, 18 miles away
Holiday Farm RV Resort, Blue River, 18 miles away
 Whitewater Near Blair Lake Trail:
McKenzie River - South Fork, Lane County County , 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Dutch Oven Camp to Cougar Reservoir)
Christy Creek, Lane County County , 13 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 9 miles long (to Confluence with Willamette)
Salt Creek, Lane County County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.2 miles long (McCredie Hot Springs to Rigdon Road Bridge)
Hills Creek, Lane County County , 15 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir)
Horse Creek, Lane County County , 17 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River)
 National Parks Near Blair Lake Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 46 miles away
 Hotels Near Blair Lake Trail:
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge , 23 miles away
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters , 45 miles away
Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine , 46 miles away
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters , 48 miles away
Five Pine Lodge, Sisters , 49 miles away

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