Oregon hiking trails - Copple Butte Trail, Blue Mountains, Morrow County

   
  Here in Oregon hiking is always an enjoyable thing to do. Backpacking here in Oregon is a must. Copple Butte Trail is situated a pretty lengthy trip from Pendleton-Hermiston, but backcountry trekking along this wilderness trail is very amusing. The backpacking and hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your trek. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Oregon has plenty of glorious great outdoors trails,
    and Copple Butte Trail in Morrow County is one of them. Each great outdoors trail in Oregon is picturesque in its own way. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 615 feet, and that is lower than average. Backpacking here in the Blue Mountains is an outstanding
way to explore these summits. This backcountry trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Copple Butte Trail is 15.4 miles long; it's longer than many backpacking and hiking trails. At Copple Butte Trail through the summer months highs are in the 80's, and the night is a little cooler of course, usually in the 50's. Highs through the winter are usually in the 40's, and night lows in the 20's for Copple Butte Trail. And keep in mind that there could be temporary  
safety restrictions in site. Of course, this is an overnight trek, 2.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Hey, time for a hike don’t you think? Copple Butte Trail in Morrow County, Oregon is such a good location. Copple Butte Trail is pretty arid ordinarily; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain; the driest month is July. Copple Butte Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid great outdoors hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in pleasant shape. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The number of great outdoors hiking trails in this neighborhood is not very high.

Briefly about the general area:
The surroundings of this river have so much to offer. Take a side trip to East Fork Alder Creek; Rhea Spring is a pleasant local attraction. A nice spot like Rasmuss Meadow here at Copple Butte Trail is too great to miss, and hey, Copple Creek is a delightful local stream.
A visit to Hunt Canyon is always fun; Martin Prairie is right here at Copple Butte Trail. Yep, outdoors entertaining things truly is abundant here in the Blue Mountains. If you came for an overnight stay Elkhorn Tavern and RV Park is a good place to camp It's always tremendous to take a look at Mud Spring. So much entertaining stuff to do here at Copple Butte Trail, too delightful to be true. John Day River - North Fork has a wonderful whitewater paddling spot close by.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.1503, Longitude -119.369
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.107, Longitude -119.4798
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 15.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 15.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Total elevation difference: 615 feet


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 Trails Near Copple Butte Trail:
Madison Butte Trail, Morrow County County , 5 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference
Minetop Trail, Morrow County County , 7 miles away,  6 hiking miles, 931 feet elevation difference
Section Line Trail, Morrow County County , 12 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 570 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Copple Butte Trail:
Elkhorn Tavern and RV Park, Monument, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Copple Butte Trail:
John Day River - North Fork, Grant County County , 20 miles away, Class II - 44 miles long (Dale to Monument)
 National Parks Near Copple Butte Trail:
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly - OR , 24 miles away
 Hotels Near Copple Butte Trail:
Northwestern Motel & RV Park, Heppner , 14 miles away
Monument Motel & Rv Park, Monument , 17 miles away
Riverbend Motel, Spray , 29 miles away
Long Creek Lodge, Long Creek , 30 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Hermiston , 33 miles away
 Lakes Near Copple Butte Trail
Lake Penland, Morrow County , 8 miles away
Cutsforth Pond, Morrow County , 8 miles away

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