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| | Perfect backcountry trails in Oregon are in abundance; one of these is Cool Creek Trail in Clackamas County. When you're here in Oregon backpacking along one of its backcountry trails is so much fun. Cool Creek Trail is a long tour away from Hood River, but it is an enjoyable spot to backcountry hike. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Each one of the many backcountry trails of Oregon is well worth a backcountry hike. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors trail is 3,377 feet which is a higher |
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than average number. The length of this backpacking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail brilliant for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Cool Creek Trail sees pretty high levels of precipitation;
| | the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and July on the other hand is the driest. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. If you are in Oregon during hiking season you have to go hiking. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Cool Creek Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is such a wonderful spot. The time needed for this walk is roughly 7.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Backcountry hiking here in the Central Cascade | |
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Range is the best way to enjoy these mountains. This is a trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Some parts of this backcountry hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail which of course means you need to be
prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry hiking trail. Cool Creek Trail is 8.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. This great outdoors trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry backpacking it one way if you
have someone to pick you up at the other end. Summer at Cool Creek Trail comes with high temperatures in the 70's. Summer night lows dip down to the 50's. Highs all through the wintertime are generally in the 40's, and night lows in the 30's for Cool Creek Trail.
Briefly
about the general area:
This is no site for people who don’t like to have a good time. You must certainly dedicate some time to Wind Creek Basin while you're here at Cool Creek Trail, and there are some splendid whitewater spots on Sandy River. Bruin Run Creek flows through
this vicinity, and Kinzel Lake Campground is a tremendous campground nearby.
So much cool stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range, not sufficient time. If you come at the right time of year, Zigzag River offers some magnificent whitewater, and Cool Creek Trail is a great spot
to visit for more than one day, Pioneer Tollgate Campground is a great spot to camp nearby. If you want a little side visit, try Devil Canyon, and Vanishing Falls is always fun to check out. If you're here at Cool Creek Trail, you could take a look at Cool Creek, and Little Niagara
Falls is a pleasant local attraction.
There's no way somebody can get bored here in the Central Cascade Range. There are plenty of folks from Hood River here at Cool Creek Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.2975, Longitude -121.8833
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.2541, Longitude -121.857
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 3377 feet
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
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7 miles away
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
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7 miles away
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User input for Cool Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cool Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Cool Creek Trail:
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Still Creek Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 1 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 274 feet elevation difference |
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Hambone Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1286 feet elevation difference |
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Flag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 924 feet elevation difference |
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West Zigzag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3016 feet elevation difference |
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Devils Canyon Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 1797 feet elevation difference |
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Horseshoe Ridge Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference |
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Cast Creek Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 5 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 2784 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Cool Creek Trail:
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Zigzag River, Clackamas County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Tollgate to Sandy River) |
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Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road) |
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Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 12 miles away, Class II-III - 13.5 miles long (Lolo Pass Road to Marmot Dam) |
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Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork, Clackamas County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Lower Five Miles to Clackamas River) |
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Little Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 14 miles away, Class -blank- - 10 miles long (Bridge on FS 14 to SE Marmot Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Cool Creek Trail:
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 7 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 7 miles away |
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
, 8 miles away |
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Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville
, 19 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 19 miles away |
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19 miles away
