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| | Going for a backcountry hike here in Oregon never gets boring. Gotta get out of the city man, and Bowman Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is the great outdoors at its best. Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of Oregon is different from the others. Backpacking here in the Wallowa Mountains is a glorious way to explore these highlands. Bowman Trail is not very near La Grande at all, but hiking it is always amusing. Bowman Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. Summertime highs at Bowman Trail usually tend to |
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be in the 80's while nighttime lows are frequently in the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Bowman Trail. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This vicinity
| | does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. The total elevation difference for Bowman Trail is 2,945 feet which is higher than average. Backcountry hiking trails are pleasant and plentiful in Oregon; one of them being Bowman Trail in Wallowa County. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding area. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Being 10.6 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry | |
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trek. This trek should take you about 1.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Some parts of this great outdoors trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be
very different from other parts of it. Bowman Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail of tremendous length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backcountry hiking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a good challenge. Oregon has so much to offer
the fresh air lovers. Bowman Trail gets very little rain; most of the snow falls during December while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Briefly about the general area:
But wait, there's more to do in the neighborhood of Bowman Trail. If you came
to camp Nez Perce Trailer and RV Park is a nice place to do that. Bowman Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Out Post RV Park is a great local campground; if you're here, you might as well stop at Sandy Saddle.
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Miner
Spring, and do visit Bowman Creek since you're here at Bowman Trail. Don't leave Bowman Trail without first paying a visit to Hunter Falls, and sites like Brownie Basin are great to explore. But wait, there's more amusing stuff to do in the Wallowa Mountains. Don't forget to take a glorious little journey to French Creek, and Wilson Basin is a pleasant place to check out.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.2953, Longitude -117.3963
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 10.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Total elevation difference: 2945 feet
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
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11 miles away
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Super 8 Baker City, Baker City
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37 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near La Grande, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Bowman Trail. |
| | Trails Near Bowman Trail:
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Copper Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 3 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference |
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North Minam Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 3 miles away, 22.8 hiking miles, 4044 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 6 miles away, 22.1 hiking miles, 4687 feet elevation difference |
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Washboard Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 7 miles away, 20.6 hiking miles, 897 feet elevation difference |
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Trail Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 9 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 3664 feet elevation difference |
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Main Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 9 miles away, 10.8 hiking miles, 2876 feet elevation difference |
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Fake Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 10 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 2852 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Bowman Trail:
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
, 11 miles away |
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Super 8 Baker City, Baker City
, 37 miles away |
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Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City
, 37 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 37 miles away |
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Knights Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 38 miles away |
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