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

   
  Each backpacking trail in Oregon is well worth a hike. When was the last time you got out in the wilderness a bit? Cowhorn Trail in Lane County, Oregon is the wilderness at its best. Trekking here in Oregon is a wonderful way to spend some time. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Cowhorn Trail, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. Highs during the winter are mostly in the 40's with temperatures at Cowhorn Trail dipping down into the 30's during winter nights. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range
    are a very wonderful way to see these mountaintops. This backpacking and hiking trail is not that long but it's always magnificent to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This backpacking and hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check
current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Cowhorn Trail is a very short hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail magnificent for the average backcountry hiker looking for an amusing adventure. Quite far from Albany-Lebanon you discover Cowhorn Trail, but It's always exciting to walk here. This great outdoors trail has two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Backpacking trails are delightful and plentiful  
in Oregon; one of those is Cowhorn Trail in Lane County. In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. The total elevation difference for Cowhorn Trail is 194 feet which is a lower than average number. The time needed for this hike is roughly 1.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The 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 backcountry walk. The number of great outdoors trails in this neighborhood is not very high. With its 1.8 miles of walking distance it's shorter than many hiking trails. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Cowhorn Trail is a wet place that gets a large amount of rainfall; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is July.

Briefly about the general area:
Whohoo, so many entertaining things in one place! The Central Cascade Range is so good!. There's so much to do here at Cowhorn Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Upper End Campground is a great location for that, and if you came to camp Errin Campground is a brilliant place to do that.

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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Upper End Campground, Lane County, 9 miles away
Errin Campground, Lane County, 14 miles away
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