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| | Backcountry hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in Oregon, and one of those is Cottonwood Creek Trail in Wallowa County. Can’t wait to get out in nature, Cottonwood Creek Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is a nice site for getting out. There are numerous backcountry hiking trails in Oregon, and each one is different from the others. Now this trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough hiking and |
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backpacking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a magnificent challenge. Now, this is roughly a 4-day trek, so it's a brilliant thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Cottonwood Creek Trail is mostly a relatively waterless location; May is the month that
| | gets the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. When you're here in Oregon backcountry backpacking along one of its backcountry hiking trails is so much fun. At parts of the year this neighborhood sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is one of many hiking and backpacking trails in the surrounding region. Being 27 miles long; it's longer than many backcountry hiking trails. Summer at Cottonwood Creek Trail comes with high temperatures in the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer | |
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temperatures plunge down into the 50's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's, and night lows all through the wintertime for Cottonwood Creek Trail tend to be in the 20's. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Cottonwood
Creek Trail is a two ended backpacking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. If you are in Oregon during trekking season you have to go trekking. This backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 4,338 feet, and
that is higher than average. Cottonwood Creek Trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. It's a lengthy journey from Lewiston to Cottonwood Creek Trail, but if you're looking for a nice site
to go hiking, this is a nice pick.
Briefly about the general area:
There's so much to do here at Cottonwood Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Kirkland Campground is a tremendous place for that, and get covered with water paddling on Snake River.
Just can't get enough of Cottonwood Creek Trail. Bear Creek is a great location to check out, and Bear Flat is a tremendous spot to stretch your legs a bit. Near Cottonwood Creek Trail you come across pleasant spots like Smooth Gulch, and a spree to Kernan Spring will fill your
spirit with brilliant feelings. Places like Billy Meadows are tremendous to go to; paddling on Grande Ronde River is so much fun.
Deadhorse Creek is a great local stream, and don't leave Cottonwood Creek Trail without first paying a visit to Wildhorse Spring.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.814, Longitude -116.9505
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.9592, Longitude -117.0625
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 13.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 13.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 27 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 27 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 4338 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cottonwood Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Cottonwood Creek Trail:
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Howard Cutoff Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 5 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 671 feet elevation difference |
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Cook Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 7 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 4256 feet elevation difference |
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Chico Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 16 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 1654 feet elevation difference |
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Indian Tom Trail, Asotin County
County
, 27 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 2258 feet elevation difference |
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Red Hill Gulch Trail, Asotin County
County
, 28 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1987 feet elevation difference |
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Wenatchee Creek Trail, Asotin County
County
, 28 miles away, 8.5 hiking miles, 3641 feet elevation difference |
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South Asotin Trail, Asotin County
County
, 28 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 1041 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Cottonwood Creek Trail:
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Grande Ronde River, Asotin County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-IV - 27 miles long (Boggan's Oasis to Snake River) |
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Snake River, Nez Perce County
County
, 14 miles away, Class II - 47 miles long (Salmon River to Lewiston) |
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Imnaha River, Wallowa County
County
, 17 miles away, Class III-IV - -blank- miles long (to Snake Lake) |
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Snake River, Wallowa County
County
, 19 miles away, Class II-IV - 71.5 miles long (Hells Canyon Dam to Washington Border) |
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Grande Ronde River, Asotin County
County
, 24 miles away, Class II-III - 19.5 miles long (Troy to Boggan's Oasis) |
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| | Hotels Near Cottonwood Creek Trail:
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Holiday Inn Express Lewiston, Id, Lewiston
, 25 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Lewiston, Lewiston
, 25 miles away |
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Inn America - Lewiston, Lewiston
, 25 miles away |
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Red Lion Hotel Lewiston, Lewiston
, 25 miles away |
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Lewiston Inn & Suites, Lewiston
, 26 miles away |
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