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| | While visiting this vicinity in Oregon it's an excellent idea to go backpacking too. You'll must go far from La Grande to get to Fake Creek Trail, but great outdoors trails like these are magnificent. Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Fake Creek Trail in Union County, Oregon is the great outdoors at its best. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding region. This is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Fake Creek Trail is pretty dried out usually; the wettest month of the year is usually |
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May, that's the one that rains the most, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This wilderness hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Every Oregon backpacking trail is different from the others. Hiking trails
| | are good and plentiful in Oregon, and among these are Fake Creek Trail in Union County. Being 10.8 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. Fake Creek Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. These great outdoors hiking trails here in the Wallowa Mountains are an excellent way to explore these highlands. Different parts of this hiking trail are at very different elevations which of course means | |
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you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. Fake Creek Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail of great length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a nice wilderness trail for experienced trekkers in fine shape.
Through the long summer days, highs typically are in the 80's at Fake Creek Trail while nighttime lows are mostly in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's; nighttime lows during the wintertime for Fake Creek Trail tend to be in the 20's. Backpacking
here in Oregon is an outstanding way to spend some time. Fake Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,852 feet, and that is higher than average. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day backcountry walk, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need.
Briefly
about the general area:
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Mud Spring, and some close by water includes Jim Creek. Man, is there plenty of fun stuff to do in the Wallowa Mountains. If you came for an overnight stay Main Eagle Bridge Campground is a great location
to camp, and spots like West Eagle Meadow are brilliant to stop by.
Hells Canyon Packers is a perfect local campground, and getting to Grove Creek from Fake Creek Trail is easy. Be careful coming to Fake Creek Trail, you might not ever wanna return home again. Nearby Excelsior
Gulch is a splendid spot to go if you're at Fake Creek Trail; Echo Lake Dam is a delightful spot, positively worth checking out. Groover Spring is an inspiring place to stop by during your stay, and Cougar Meadows is a pleasant location.
So many amusing things to do here in the Wallowa Mountains, too pleasant to be true.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.0624, Longitude -117.4197
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.0797, Longitude -117.4754
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2852 feet
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20 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Fake Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Fake Creek Trail:
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Trail Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 1 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 3664 feet elevation difference |
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West Eagle Trail, Baker County
County
, 1 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 554 feet elevation difference |
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Main Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 5 miles away, 10.8 hiking miles, 2876 feet elevation difference |
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Copper Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 8 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference |
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North Minam Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 10 miles away, 22.8 hiking miles, 4044 feet elevation difference |
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Bowman Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 10 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2945 feet elevation difference |
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Kettle Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 12 miles away, 16.2 hiking miles, 3362 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Fake Creek Trail:
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
, 20 miles away |
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Baker City Super 8 Motel, Baker City
, 29 miles away |
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Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City
, 29 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 29 miles away |
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, La Grande
, 45 miles away |
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