Oregon hiking trails - China Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County

   
  When you're here in Oregon backcountry hiking along one of its wilderness trails never gets boring. Can’t wait to get out in the fresh air, China Creek Trail in Lane County, Oregon is the fresh air at its best. Oregon is a wonderful spot for backcountry trekkers. Sometimes this great outdoors trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This is not a very long great outdoors trail but
    you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. These hiking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. Every single Oregon wilderness trail has something unique to offer. For the period of the warm months
highs here at China Creek Trail reach the 70's. Summer night lows descend down to the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's, and night lows at China Creek Trail throughout the winter frequently descend into the 30's. China Creek Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this vicinity. China Creek Trail is a great outdoors trail quite far from Eugene-Springfield, but hiking it  
is always enjoyable. This hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a fine great outdoors trail for the average person looking for a fine adventure. China Creek Trail is a reasonably wet place frequently with a great deal of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is November, and July is the month with the least moisture. There are so many nice wilderness trails for backcountry hiking in Oregon, and one of these is China Creek Trail in Lane County. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. This hike shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. China Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 992 feet, and that is lower than average. Being 3 miles long it's a short wilderness trail.

Briefly about the general area:
There are some splendid whitewater spots on Canyon Creek, and camping is available at River View RV Park. Near China Creek Trail you stumble on great locations like Jacks Saddle, and there's whitewater on Brice Creek for all you adrenaline people.
Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in one place! The Central Cascade Range is great! China Creek is a nice local stream; a good place to camp here at China Creek Trail is Slim Chance Campground. Some of the water nearby flows, like Saddle Camp Creek.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.5308, Longitude -122.7317
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.5187, Longitude -122.7425
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 992 feet


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 Trails Near China Creek Trail:
Francis Way, Lane County County , 1 miles away,  .6 hiking miles, 136 feet elevation difference
Bohemia Trail, Douglas County County , 1 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1520 feet elevation difference
Canton Creek Trail, Lane County County , 2 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference
Silica Trail, Lane County County , 2 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 2595 feet elevation difference
Leach Camp Trail, Douglas County County , 3 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 1608 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near China Creek Trail:
Slim Chance Campground, Douglas County, 14 miles away
River View RV Park, Idleyld Park, 15 miles away
Weeping Rock Campground, Douglas County, 17 miles away
Happy Eagle Lodge and RV's, Dorena, 17 miles away
Smith Springs Campground, Douglas County, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near China Creek Trail:
Canyon Creek, Douglas County County , 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Confluence with Pass Creek to Steamboat Creek)
Brice Creek, Lane County County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Champion Creek to Cedar Creek Campground)
Champion Creek, Lane County County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.1 miles long (Gorge 1 mile above Brice Creek to Brice Creek)
 National Parks Near China Creek Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 52 miles away
 Hotels Near China Creek Trail:
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge , 20 miles away
Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove , 25 miles away
Comfort Inn Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove , 25 miles away
Holiday Inn Express COTTAGE GROVE, Cottage Grove , 26 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites Creswell, Creswell , 27 miles away

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