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| | Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Crater Butte Trail in Klamath County, Oregon is a fine choice. Here in the tremendous state of Oregon hiking is always a cool thing to do. There are plenty of wilderness hiking trails in Oregon; each one of them is worth hiking. This trail is a mid length trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced walkers looking for a perfect challenge. Crater Butte Trail is not very near Bend at all, but it sure is a a fine backcountry trail. |
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The trails of the Central Cascade Range are a tremendous way to explore these peaks. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 7.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. There are wilderness hiking trails all over
| | Oregon; Crater Butte Trail in Klamath County is one of them. There's not much difference in elevation along Crater Butte Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Now this great outdoors trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Being 8.4 miles long it's a mid length backcountry trek. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 881 feet which is lower than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Crater Butte Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; December is the month | |
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that gets the most rain while July is frequently the driest month. High temperatures at Crater Butte Trail during the warm days of summer are in the 80's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's generally in the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's with temperatures
at Crater Butte Trail dipping down into the 20's during winter nights. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk.
There are so many great outdoors trails in this area. If you are in Oregon during backcountry trekking season you have to go backcountry trekking.
Briefly about the general area:
There's just no way someone can get bored here at Crater Butte Trail. Shelter Cove Resort
is a brilliant local campground, and of course Rhodod Creek is a stunning stream that is worth stopping at.
Having a pleasant time in the Central Cascade Range is trouble-free. Lake Lucile Campground is a pleasant campground nearby, and don't forget to take a good little tour
to Wharf Creek. Crater Lake National Park is a fine local destination here at Crater Butte Trail, and a spree to Crater Butte Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Cold Spring. Willamette Pass is near Crater Butte Trail and is a perfect spot, and you are near Sunset Cove since you're here.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.5484, Longitude -121.965
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 8.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 881 feet
Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
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34 miles away
Stay at this La Pine, Oregon hotel, a central location to five of the major recreational areas in Oregon including Crater Lake and the 14 lake Cascade Lakes. Welcome to the Best Western Newberry Sta...
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
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36 miles away
This Oakridge, Oregon hotel offers a complimentary continental breakfast each morning and convenient access to a variety of outdoor activities. Discover the Best Western Oakridge Inn, nestled agains...
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Crater Butte Trail, Central Cascade Range, Klamath County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Crater Butte Trail. |
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Fawn Lake Trail, Klamath County
County
, 1 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 863 feet elevation difference |
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Pretty Lake Trail, Klamath County
County
, 1 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1098 feet elevation difference |
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Maiden Peak Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 3274 feet elevation difference |
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Fawn Lake Way, Klamath County
County
, 6 miles away, 14 hiking miles, 2081 feet elevation difference |
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Windy Lakes Trail, Klamath County
County
, 7 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 1381 feet elevation difference |
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Yoran Lake Trail, Klamath County
County
, 7 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 1201 feet elevation difference |
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Gold Lake Trail, Lane County
County
, 7 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 493 feet elevation difference |
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Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
, 34 miles away |
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 36 miles away |
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Sunriver Resort, Sunriver
, 41 miles away |
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The Pines at Sunriver, Sunriver
, 42 miles away |
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The Inn Of The Seventh Mountain, Bend
, 47 miles away |
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41 miles away
