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| | China Creek Trail is positioned a quite lengthy drive from Eugene-Springfield, but if you're looking for a glorious location to go hiking, this is a glorious selection. Backcountry hiking trails are wonderful and plentiful in Oregon, and one of these is China Creek Trail in Lane County. Backcountry trekking here in Oregon is always an amusing thing to do. China Creek Trail is a wet location that gets a lot of rain; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain; July on the other hand is the driest. Even though this is not a very long backpacking |
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trail it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. With its 3 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type backcountry trek. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions
| | with local forest authorities before you head out. This great outdoors trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous backpacking trail for the average person looking for a tremendous adventure. This backpacking 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. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Backcountry trekking here in the Central Cascade Range is a nice way | |
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to explore these summits. The total elevation difference for China Creek Trail is 992 feet, and that is lower than average. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and China Creek Trail in Lane County, Oregon is the wilderness at its best.
Outdoors people generally like this part of Oregon. The time needed for this trek is roughly 2.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. 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. Every single Oregon backcountry trail has something unique to offer. There are so many backpacking trails in this vicinity. Summertime highs at China Creek Trail regularly tend to be in the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's.
Throughout the winter this location gets highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows at China Creek Trail during the winter generally drop into the 30's.
Briefly about the general area:
And that's not all the things to do here in the Central Cascade Range. Near China Creek
Trail you discover great locations like Jacks Saddle; whitewater paddling is good on Canyon Creek. This river is so good. Getting to China Creek from China Creek Trail is easy. There's so much to do here at China Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, River View RV
Park is a good site for that.
Paddling on Brice Creek is so much fun. Take a little tour to Saddle Camp Creek since you're here at China Creek Trail. You'll need more than a day to look at everything China Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Slim Chance Campground.
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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
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Total elevation difference: 992 feet
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
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20 miles away
This Oakridge, Oregon hotel offers a complimentary continental breakfast each morning and convenient access to a variety of outdoor activities. Discover the Best Western Oakridge Inn, nestled agains...
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Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove
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25 miles away
Village Green Resort is located off Interstate 5, in Cottage Grove. The resort is six miles from the covered bridges, and approximately 30 miles from Eugene Airport. We are less than a mile from two g...
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User input for China Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near China Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near China Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near China Creek Trail:
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Francis Way, Lane County
County
, 1 miles away, .6 hiking miles, 136 feet elevation difference |
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Bohemia Trail, Douglas County
County
, 1 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1520 feet elevation difference |
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Canton Creek Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 2981 feet elevation difference |
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Silica Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 2595 feet elevation difference |
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Leach Camp Trail, Douglas County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 1608 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near China Creek Trail:
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Canyon Creek, Douglas County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Confluence with Pass Creek to Steamboat Creek) |
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Brice Creek, Lane County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Champion Creek to Cedar Creek Campground) |
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Champion Creek, Lane County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.1 miles long (Gorge 1 mile above Brice Creek to Brice Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near China Creek Trail:
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Steamboat Inn, Idleyld Park
, 9 miles away |
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Dogwood Motel, Idleyld Park
, 18 miles away |
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 20 miles away |
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Cascade Motel & Storage, Oakridge
, 20 miles away |
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Swiftwater Park Guest House, Idleyld Park
, 21 miles away |
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26 miles away
