Oregon hiking trails - East Mountain Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County

   
  Each hiking and backpacking trail in Oregon has something unique to offer. East Mountain Trail is a wilderness trail quite far from Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, but there's brilliant natural loveliness awaiting you here along it. Backcountry hiking trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon; one of them being East Mountain Trail in Clackamas County. The time needed for this backcountry walk is roughly 2.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. East Mountain Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is
    the way to trek it normally. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and if you happen to be in Clackamas County of Oregon, East Mountain Trail is a tremendous local wilderness trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. These backpacking trails
here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There's not much difference in elevation along East Mountain Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. East Mountain Trail is a wet spot that gets much precipitation; the month with most of the rain is December, and July is when it's the driest. Trekking in Oregon is always an amusing thing to do. Throughout the days of summer, highs frequently are in the 70's at East  
Mountain Trail with overnight lows in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to East Mountain Trail. This backpacking and hiking trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This is one of a very small number of wilderness trails in this neighborhood. East Mountain Trail is 2.8 miles long it's a short great outdoors trail. Oregon is a tremendous spot for outdoors people. This backpacking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a brilliant wilderness trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. The total elevation difference for East Mountain Trail is 479 feet which is lower than average.

Briefly about the general area:
Having a perfect time in the Central Cascade Range is easy. Skookum Lake Campground is a pleasant local campground, and B and B Rentals is a perfect campground nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.9985, Longitude -122.1644
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Total in and out hiking length = 2.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 479 feet


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 Trails Near East Mountain Trail:
South Fork Mountain Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 2378 feet elevation difference
Thunder Mountain Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 3377 feet elevation difference
Molalla Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1285 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near East Mountain Trail:
Skookum Lake Campground, Clackamas County, 1 miles away
B and B Rentals, Detroit, 10 miles away
Pelton Park, Estacada, 10 miles away
Silver Fox RV Park, Estacada, 12 miles away
Northwest Land Management, Estacada, 13 miles away
 Hotels Near East Mountain Trail:
Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy , 21 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 22 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 22 miles away
Howard Johnson Gresham, Gresham , 30 miles away
Best Western Pony Soldier Inn-Gresham, Gresham , 30 miles away
 Lakes Near East Mountain Trail
Skookum Lake, Clackamas County , 1 miles away

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