Oregon hiking trails - Cowhorn Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County

   
  This part of Oregon is always a delight to take a look at during backcountry backpacking season. Quite far from Albany-Lebanon you find Cowhorn Trail, but it is a splendid trail. Every Oregon backcountry trail is well worth a walk. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. There are not too many trails in this region. Cowhorn Trail is a two ended backpacking trail with two trailheads, so backcountry trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange
    for a ride back. Wilderness hiking trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and one of these is Cowhorn Trail in Lane County. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 1.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get
stuck so be prepared for that. Cowhorn Trail gets much water; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is July. You spend the whole trek in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. The pretty wilderness trails of the Central Cascade Range are a very good way to see these summits. Cowhorn Trail is a very short wilderness trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a tremendous trail for the average person looking for a tremendous adventure.  
Going for a walk here in Oregon is a splendid idea. For the duration of the summer months at Cowhorn Trail highs are usually in the 80's. Summer overnight lows dip down to the 50's. Throughout the winter the highs are usually in the 40's, and overnight lows at Cowhorn Trail during the winter usually dip into the 30's. Even though this is not a very long trail it's always tremendous to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Hitting the trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Cowhorn Trail in Lane County, Oregon is a splendid location for getting out. Cowhorn Trail is 1.8 miles long it's a short wilderness trail. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. The total elevation difference for Cowhorn Trail is 194 feet, and that is lower than average.

Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not enough there's a lot more entertaining things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Cowhorn Trail is a magnificent place to visit for more than one day, Upper End Campground is a magnificent place to camp nearby; you can stay the night at Casey's Riverside Park.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.0161, Longitude -122.5446
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.0243, Longitude -122.5343
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = .9 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = .9 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: .5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.8 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.8 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 194 feet


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 Camp Grounds Near Cowhorn Trail:
Upper End Campground, Lane County, 9 miles away
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