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| | Buck Cabin Trail is very far from the least distant large town, and It's always amusing to backcountry walk here. There are many splendid trails in Oregon, and one of these is Buck Cabin Trail in Grant County. Here in the splendid state of Oregon hiking is always a fun thing to do. Backpacking here in the Blue Mountains is a really fine way to spend quality time in the outdoors. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors hiking trails in this region. We all need to get out in the outdoors once in a while, and Buck Cabin Trail in Grant County, |
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Oregon is the outdoors at its best. Buck Cabin Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. There are numerous trails in Oregon, and each one has its own character. This hiking trail has two trailheads which means you
| | have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Buck Cabin Trail is a normal length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors hiking trail splendid for the average backcountry walker looking for an exciting adventure. A visit to Oregon is not complete without some backcountry backpacking. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 4.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Buck Cabin Trail | |
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has a total elevation difference of 1,425 feet which is an average number. All through the days of summer, highs frequently are in the 90's at Buck Cabin Trail. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 40's. Highs all through the winter are ordinarily in the 40's, and night lows
in the 20's for Buck Cabin Trail. This great outdoors trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. The hiking
trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail. Being 5.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. Buck Cabin Trail is pretty dry generally; during the month of November you get the
most rain around here, and July on the other hand is the driest.
Briefly about the general area:
Big Weasel Springs is a delightful location to visit while you're at Buck Cabin Trail. There's so much to do here at Buck Cabin Trail that you need to camp here for a while,
The Timbers Inn and RV Park is a splendid site for that. Some close by water includes Buck Cabin Creek.
A short trip to China Hat Spring is always worthwhile, and Buck Cabin Trail is splendid enough to spend more than a day at, Mt Vernon Motel and Trailer Park is a splendid
local campground. This site, the Blue Mountains, has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff. Getting to Hattie Creek from Buck Cabin Trail is trouble-free, and if you have time to spare, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a national park worth taking a look at.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.3488, Longitude -119.3112
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.3303, Longitude -119.3373
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1425 feet
Best Western John Day Inn, John Day
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26 miles away
This charming John Day, Oregon hotel is minutes from a variety of outdoor activities and walking distance from many local shops and restaurants. Located in Eastern Oregon's beautiful John Day Valley...
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Burns - Days Inn Ponderosa, Burns
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42 miles away
Days Inn - Burns is located in Downtown Burns only 3/4 of a mile from Old Camp Casino. We are within walking distance to shopping, a theater and laundry facilities are less than 100 yards away. Days...
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Best Western John Day Inn, John Day
, 26 miles away |
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Burns - Days Inn Ponderosa, Burns
, 42 miles away |
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, 42 miles away |
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