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| | Put on your trekking shoes, and hit the hiking and backpacking trail, East Mountain Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is such an outstanding place. In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. It's a lengthy journey from Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton to East Mountain Trail, but trekking along this hiking and backpacking trail is very amusing. This hiking trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. The hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have |
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to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Great outdoors trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a really brilliant way to spend quality time in the great outdoors.
| | The number of great outdoors hiking trails in this neighborhood is not very high. The total elevation difference for East Mountain Trail is 479 feet which is a lower than average number. There are numerous hiking trails in Oregon, and each one is different from the others. Oregon has plenty of great hiking trails, and among these are East Mountain Trail in Clackamas County. A great deal of precipitation falls at East Mountain Trail; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain while July is commonly the driest month. Backpacking in Oregon | |
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is something that is always fun to do. Summer brings highs in the 70's to East Mountain Trail with nighttime lows in the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's while East Mountain Trail nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the 30's. This is
a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. With its 2.8 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type backcountry trek. This backpacking and hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes
this great outdoors hiking trail perfect for the average walker looking for an exciting adventure. This hike shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area: Not
enough hours in a day to enjoy the Central Cascade Range. Skookum Lake Campground is a nice campground here, and East Mountain Trail is a tremendous location to camp, B and B Rentals is a tremendous location.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.9985, Longitude -122.1644 - - Directions and Road Map
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

Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
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21 miles away
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
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22 miles away
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| | Trails Near East Mountain Trail:
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South Fork Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
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, 2 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2378 feet elevation difference |
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Thunder Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 3377 feet elevation difference |
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Molalla Trail, Clackamas County
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, 3 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1285 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near East Mountain Trail:
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Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
, 21 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 22 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 22 miles away |
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Whispering Woods Resort, Welches
, 22 miles away |
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Howard Johnson Gresham, Gresham
, 30 miles away |
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