Oregon hiking trails - Cross Canyon Trail, Blue Mountains, Wallowa County

   
  You'll need to go far from La Grande to get to Cross Canyon Trail, but there's good natural prettiness right here for you along it. In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. There are so many great backpacking trails for backcountry hiking in Oregon, and Cross Canyon Trail in Wallowa County is one of them. Through the summertime months highs here at Cross Canyon Trail reach the 80's; during summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. During the winter the highs are frequently in the 30's with temperatures at Cross Canyon Trail dipping down into the
    20's during winter nights. An average amount of rainfall falls at Cross Canyon Trail; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain; the driest of the months is July. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. At parts of the year this vicinity
sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This wilderness trail is a normal length wilderness trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent backcountry hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in great shape. Cross Canyon Trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly  
7.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Now this backpacking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Backcountry hiking here in Oregon is so much fun. The wilderness trails of the Blue Mountains are a fine way to explore these hills. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Cross Canyon Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is a glorious location to go. Being 9 miles long it's a mid length hike. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding area. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 2,827 feet, and that is higher than average. Every Oregon backpacking trail is beautiful in its own way. Cross Canyon Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally.

Briefly about the general area:
It's a good idea to visit Squaw Creek, it's close to Cross Canyon Trail, and Ant Flat is a splendid spot to check out. Don't try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a perfect time here at Cross Canyon Trail. A spree to Huntit Spring will fill your soul with nice feelings, and a nice site to stop by is Big Hole Canyon.
Why not go to close by Butte Creek since you're here at Cross Canyon Trail, and sites like Ant Flat are perfect to stop by. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Cross Canyon Trail has to offer, you can camp at Bear Canyon Campground, and do put some time aside to spend at Mosier Spring if you're here at Cross Canyon Trail. Be careful coming to the Blue Mountains, you might not ever wanna go home again. There's so much to do here at Cross Canyon Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Teepee Campground is a great place for that, and Grande Ronde River is a great whitewater spot close by.
That right there is heaps of fun things already but it goes on, the Blue Mountains has it all.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.9421, Longitude -117.6805
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Total in and out hiking length = 9 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2827 feet


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 Trails Near Cross Canyon Trail:
Grizzly Bear Trail, Columbia County County , 3 miles away,  25.2 hiking miles, 3837 feet elevation difference
Smooth Ridge Trail, Columbia County County , 5 miles away,  36.8 hiking miles, 5156 feet elevation difference
Crooked Creek Trail, Garfield County County , 7 miles away, 21.4 hiking miles, 4731 feet elevation difference
Packer Trail, Garfield County County , 7 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 2776 feet elevation difference
East Butte Creek Trail, Columbia County County , 7 miles away,  27.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
Slick Ear Trail, Columbia County County , 8 miles away,  19.4 hiking miles, 2581 feet elevation difference
Dexter Ridge Trail, Columbia County County , 8 miles away,  23 hiking miles, 3441 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Cross Canyon Trail:
Bear Canyon Campground, Wallowa County, 8 miles away
Teepee Campground, Columbia County, 8 miles away
Tepee Campground, Columbia County, 8 miles away
Godman Campground, Columbia County, 10 miles away
Panjab Campground, Columbia County, 12 miles away
 Whitewater Near Cross Canyon Trail:
Grande Ronde River, Wallowa County County , 10 miles away, Class II-III - 46 miles long (Wallowa River to Grande Ronde River)
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La Grande Travelodge, La Grande , 41 miles away

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