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| | When was the last time you got out in the wilderness a bit? Cool Creek Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is the wilderness at its best. Oregon is a fine site for backcountry walkers. Every single Oregon backpacking trail has its own character. The high level of precipitation makes Cool Creek Trail a relatively wet spot; during the month of December you get the most rain around here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This is a long backcountry hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. These backcountry hiking trails here in the Central |
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Cascade Range are a fine way to explore these mountains. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Hiking and backpacking trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon; Cool Creek Trail is one of them, and it's in Clackamas County. There are so many
| | trails in this region. Cool Creek Trail is 8.6 miles long it's an average length wilderness trail. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 3,377 feet which is a higher than average number. This wilderness trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness trail. This is a two-ended wilderness hiking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. The time needed for | |
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this trek is roughly 7.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The length of this backcountry hiking trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious trail for experienced trekkers
in good shape. Throughout the warm days of summer at Cool Creek Trail temperatures are mostly in the 70's with nighttime lows in the 50's. Highs all through the wintertime are frequently in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Cool Creek Trail. Here in the nice
state of Oregon hiking is something that is always fun to do. Cool Creek Trail is not very right next door to Hood River at all, but it is a really tremendous hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area:
If you fancy the outdoors, you'll love Cool Creek Trail. Places
like Wind Creek Basin are great to have a look at; a fine place to camp here at Cool Creek Trail is Pioneer Tollgate Campground. There are some glorious whitewater spots on Zigzag River; camping at Kinzel Lake Campground is always a great experience.
These mountains rock, just
explore all the entertaining things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Bruin Run Creek is a glorious site to pop by, and there's whitewater on Sandy River for all you thrill seekers. Don't leave Cool Creek Trail without first paying a visit to Little Niagara Falls, and a nice
place to explore is Devil Canyon.
If you want a great time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Central Cascade Range. Some of the water close by flows, like Cool Creek It's always good to take a look at Vanishing Falls.
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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
The Resort at The Mountain is the premier Northwest golf and ski resort located in the Highlands of Oregon just an hour east of Portland at the western base of Mt. Hood. The Resort features 160 gues...
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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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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 19 miles away |
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Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks
, 19 miles away |
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