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| | It's a long drive from Albany-Lebanon to Cool Camp Trail, but backcountry backpacking is such an amusing thing to do, and this is a great spot to do that. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over Oregon, and Cool Camp Trail in Linn County is one of them. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Cool Camp Trail in Linn County, Oregon is a great spot for getting out. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,258 feet which is an average number. There are not too many backcountry trails in this |
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vicinity. Backpacking in Oregon never gets boring. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. You should count on this walk taking about 5 hours, but
| | of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This hiking and backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Through the long summer days at Cool Camp Trail highs are regularly in the 70's while overnight lows are generally in the 50's. Throughout the winter this place gets highs in the 40's, and overnight lows during the winter for Cool Camp Trail tend to be in the 30's. Backcountry trekking here in Oregon is a must. Being 5.8 | |
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miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. Cool Camp Trail is a quite wet place generally with a good deal of precipitation; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain; July is when it's the driest. Cool Camp Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone
the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Each great outdoors hiking trail in Oregon is worth backpacking. Hiking trails like this one here in the Central Cascade
Range are a really perfect way to spend quality time in the fresh air. Even though this is not a very long hiking and backpacking trail it's always brilliant to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This backpacking trail is a mid length backpacking trail
with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous backcountry trail for the average person looking for a tremendous adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
Cool Camp Trail is pleasant enough to spend more than a day at, Tombstone Prairie Campground
is a pleasant local campground, and getting to Jude Creek from Cool Camp Trail is painless. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Canal Creek.
Looking for some flowing water? Try Donaca Creek, and McNabb Falls is an inspiring site to stop by while here. Yep, outdoors fun stuff
truly is abundant here in the Central Cascade Range. There's so much to do here at Cool Camp Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Country Star Recreational Vehicle Park is a magnificent spot for that, and float down the rapids of Santiam River - Middle in a kayak.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.497, Longitude -122.1849
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.4756, Longitude -122.2272
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1258 feet
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
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39 miles away
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
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41 miles away
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User input for Cool Camp Trail, Central Cascade Range, Linn County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Albany-Lebanon, Oregon
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Cool Camp Trail, Central Cascade Range, Linn County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cool Camp Trail. |
| | Trails Near Cool Camp Trail:
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Swamp Peak Trail, Linn County
County
, 4 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 981 feet elevation difference |
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Chimney Peak Trail, Linn County
County
, 5 miles away, 19 hiking miles, 2987 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Cool Camp Trail:
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Santiam River - Middle, Linn County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 15.5 miles long (Pyramid Creek to Green Peter Reservoir) |
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Canal Creek, Linn County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.2 miles long (1.2 mi above Quartzville Creek) |
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Quartzville Creek, Linn County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 14 miles long (Above Gregg Creek to Green Peter Reservoir) |
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| | Hotels Near Cool Camp Trail:
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Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
, 39 miles away |
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 41 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn & Suites, Sublimity
, 44 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 45 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 45 miles away |
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44 miles away
