Oregon hiking trails - East Fork Canyon Trail, Blue Mountains, Grant County

   
  Backcountry backpacking here in Oregon is a splendid way to spend some time. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, East Fork Canyon Trail in Grant County, Oregon is just what you need. Backcountry hiking here in Oregon is a must. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. East Fork Canyon Trail is a very long backcountry hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a wonderful backpacking and hiking trail
    for experienced backcountry trekkers in brilliant shape. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day backcountry walk, so it's an excellent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in Oregon; East Fork Canyon Trail is one of them, and it's
in Grant County. Summertime highs at East Fork Canyon Trail ordinarily tend to be in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's with temperatures at East Fork Canyon Trail dipping down into the 20's all through winter nights. East Fork Canyon Trail gets very little precipitation; throughout the month of November you get the most rain around here; the driest month of the year is July. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this region. Every backpacking trail in Oregon has its own character.  
Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Backcountry hiking here in the Blue Mountains is the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. This is a long backpacking and hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,161 feet which is about average. This is a one trailhead backpacking and hiking trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. There's not much difference in elevation along the trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. East Fork Canyon Trail is 11.6 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. East Fork Canyon Trail is very far from the nearest great city, and many folks like to backcountry walk here to be right next door to the fresh air.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll need more than a day to explore everything East Fork Canyon Trail has to offer, you can camp at Ray Cole Campground; do explore Skin Skin Creek while you're here at East Fork Canyon Trail. A spree to Wendling Glade revives the spirit. There's so much to do here at East Fork Canyon Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Indian Springs Campground is a good location for that.
Take a side tour to Brookling Creek, and Anchor Spring is a lovely place to take a look at while you're at East Fork Canyon Trail. And if that's not sufficient there's loads more cool stuff to do in the Blue Mountains. Just can't get enough of the Blue Mountains. Take some time to have a look at Canyon Creek Research Natural Area if you're here, and a short spree to Juniper Spring is always worthwhile.
If you fancy the outdoors, you'll go for East Fork Canyon Trail. Jack Cabin Meadow is right here at East Fork Canyon Trail, and Crawford Gulch is another delightful site to stop at close by.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.2651, Longitude -118.886
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Total in and out hiking length = 11.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.9 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1161 feet


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 Trails Near East Fork Canyon Trail:
Joaquin Miller Trail, Grant County County , 2 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2127 feet elevation difference
Canyon Mountain Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away,  28 hiking miles, 2990 feet elevation difference
Berry Creek Trail, Grant County County , 4 miles away,  9.6 hiking miles, 1684 feet elevation difference
Fawn Spring Trail, Grant County County , 5 miles away, 0.7 hiking miles, 112 feet elevation difference
Canyon Creek Trail, Grant County County , 7 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1014 feet elevation difference
Pine Creek Trail, Grant County County , 7 miles away,  7.8 hiking miles, 1148 feet elevation difference
Indian Creek Trail, Grant County County , 7 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 3374 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near East Fork Canyon Trail:
Ray Cole Campground, Grant County, 6 miles away
Indian Springs Campground, Grant County, 10 miles away
Clyde Holliday, -blank-, 11 miles away
Rock Springs Campground, Grant County, 14 miles away
 National Parks Near East Fork Canyon Trail:
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly - OR , 55 miles away
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Best Western John Day Inn, John Day , 11 miles away
Burns - Days Inn Ponderosa, Burns , 37 miles away
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