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| | Oregon has plenty of good hiking and backpacking trails; Cinder Prairie Way is one of them, and it's in Douglas County. Cinder Prairie Way is relatively secluded from the least distant town, and you always have a tremendous time when you're backcountry trekking along it. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Cinder Prairie Way in Douglas County, Oregon is the wilderness at its best. Backcountry trekking here in Oregon is a must. There are so many hiking trails in this vicinity. This backcountry walk shouldn't |
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take more than 8.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. These wilderness trails here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Each
| | one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of Oregon is well worth a backcountry walk. Cinder Prairie Way sees pretty high levels of precipitation; November is the month that gets the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Some parts of this wilderness trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Cinder Prairie Way is 10 miles long; it's a long wilderness | |
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trail. Cinder Prairie Way is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking trail splendid for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. This great outdoors
hiking 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. Backcountry backpacking in Oregon is always an exciting thing to do. High temperatures at Cinder Prairie Way all through the months of
summer are in the 80's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 50's. Through the winter highs are in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Cinder Prairie Way. Cinder Prairie Way has a total elevation difference of 3,151 feet which is a higher than average
number.
Briefly about the general area:
Now, you may believe that's loads but there's even more fun things to do here in the Central Cascade Range. Whitewater paddling is tremendous on Copland Creek, and a fine spot to camp here at Cinder Prairie Way is Camas Creek Campground.
Cinder Prairie Way in fact is in the middle of a striking outdoors paradise. Paddling on Steamboat Creek is so much fun.
Camping is available at Slim Chance Campground; you should certainly dedicate some time to Bulldog Prairie while you're here at Cinder Prairie Way. The beauty
of mother nature reveals herself at Soda Springs; why not take a little trip to Slide Creek since you're here. Do set aside some time for Picture Rock Prairie if you're here at Cinder Prairie Way, and Spring Creek is near Cinder Prairie Way and is always a delight to pop by.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.354, Longitude -122.4243
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 3151 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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46 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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| These outdoors activities are available near Cinder Prairie Way. |
| | Trails Near Cinder Prairie Way:
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Perry Butte Way, Douglas County
County
, 1 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 1801 feet elevation difference |
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Boulder Creek Trail, Douglas County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 3222 feet elevation difference |
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Bradley Trail, Douglas County
County
, 3 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1195 feet elevation difference |
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Bristow Trail, Douglas County
County
, 4 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 1267 feet elevation difference |
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Mountain Meadows Trail, Douglas County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1752 feet elevation difference |
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Spring Mountain Way, Douglas County
County
, 5 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 4292 feet elevation difference |
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Grassy Ranch Trail, Douglas County
County
, 5 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 684 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Cinder Prairie Way:
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Copland Creek, Douglas County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV(V) - 5.7 miles long (Second Bridge to North Umpqua) |
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Steamboat Creek, Douglas County
County
, 13 miles away, Class II+(IV) - 9.5 miles long (City Creek to Steamboat Falls) |
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Steamboat Creek, Douglas County
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Steamboat Falls to Canton Creek Campground) |
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Hills Creek, Lane County
County
, 18 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir) |
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Brice Creek, Lane County
County
, 18 miles away, Class IV-V - 4.5 miles long (Parker Falls to Champion Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near Cinder Prairie Way:
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 20 miles away |
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Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove
, 46 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove
, 47 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Cottage Grove, Or, Cottage Grove
, 47 miles away |
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Super 8 Creswell, Creswell
, 48 miles away |
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47 miles away
