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| | Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Duffy Lake Trail in Linn County, Oregon is just the place. Every Oregon hiking trail is beautiful in its own way. Backcountry hiking in Oregon is a splendid way to spend some time. Pretty far from Bend you come across Duffy Lake Trail, but backcountry hiking is such an exciting thing to do, and this is a nice place to do that. Great hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance, and one of those is Duffy Lake Trail in Linn County. This part of Oregon is always a joy to go to during backpacking season. |
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Duffy Lake Trail is 9.2 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. This is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with
| | local forest authorities before you head out. Duffy Lake Trail regularly gets a great deal of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is December, and July on the other hand is the driest. Summer at Duffy Lake Trail comes with high temperatures in the 70's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Duffy Lake Trail. Backpacking here in the Central Cascade Range is a tremendous way to explore these mountains. Duffy Lake Trail has only one | |
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trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. This wilderness hiking trail is a very long wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid backpacking and hiking trail for experienced trekkers in tremendous shape.
This great outdoors 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. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this region. You should count on this trek taking
about 8 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The total elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 1,541 feet which is about average.
Briefly about the general area:
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is such a great river. Places like Duffy Prairie are pleasant to visit; there's some flowing water close by, Swede Creek is a stream you can stop by while here. There's no way someone can get bored here in the Central Cascade Range. Put some time aside to spend at Big Spring since
you're here at Duffy Lake Trail; Green Creek is next to Duffy Lake Trail and is always a joy to have a look at.
Marion Flats is a wonderful site, and there's whitewater on Marion Creek for all you adrenaline people. Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable things near Duffy
Lake Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Duffy Lake Trail has to offer, you can camp at Tombstone Prairie Campground. There's so much to do here at Duffy Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Detroit Lake State Park is a glorious place for that, and get your pulse rate up on the wonderful whitewater of Santiam River - North.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.4941, Longitude -121.9821
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 9.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1541 feet
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
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21 miles away
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Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters
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28 miles away
Offers a refreshing environment with renovated rooms, new deluxe suites and smoke-free accommodations. The perfect choice while traveling the 'Gateway to the Cascades', ideally located on 14 acres sur...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Bend, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Bend, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Duffy Lake Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Duffy Lake Trail, Central Cascade Range, Linn County, Oregon
Local climate location: DETROIT DAM 14 miles away
     
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Sisters Inn & Suites, Sisters
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29 miles away
Just a short drive to Redmond and Bend, the Sisters Inn and Suites offers convenience too many local attractions including Downtown Sisters, Fly Fishers Place, Black Butte Ranch, Les Schwab Amphitheat...
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Five Pine Lodge, Sisters
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30 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Duffy Lake Trail. |
| | Trails Near Duffy Lake Trail:
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Turpentine Peak Trail, Linn County
County
, 1 miles away, 14.6 hiking miles, 2018 feet elevation difference |
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Lava Trail, Linn County
County
, 1 miles away, 9.8 hiking miles, 1651 feet elevation difference |
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Maxwell Trail, Linn County
County
, 2 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 2511 feet elevation difference |
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Pine Ridge Trail, Linn County
County
, 4 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 1692 feet elevation difference |
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Blue Lake Trail, Linn County
County
, 5 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 2356 feet elevation difference |
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Marion Lake Trail, Linn County
County
, 6 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 1041 feet elevation difference |
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Bingham Ridge Trail, Linn County
County
, 6 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 1458 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Duffy Lake Trail:
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Marion Creek, Linn County
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV(V) - 7 miles long (Gooch Falls) |
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Santiam River - North, Marion/ Linn County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.3 miles long (Bruno Mt. Road Bridge to Detroit Reservoir) |
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Breitenbush River, Marion County
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV - 8.2 miles long (Cleator Bend Campground to Detroit Lake) |
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| | Hotels Near Duffy Lake Trail:
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Detroit Motel, Detroit
, 19 miles away |
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Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
, 21 miles away |
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All Season's Motel, Detroit
, 23 miles away |
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Lakeside Motel, Detroit
, 23 miles away |
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Sleepy Hollow Motel, Blue River
, 25 miles away |
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