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| | Backcountry backpacking in Oregon is such a fine thing to do. Wilderness trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon; Fanton Plaza Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. Quite far from Hood River you encounter Fanton Plaza Trail, but backcountry hiking it is great joy any time. This is a great outdoors trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. When you're here in Oregon hiking along one of its wilderness trails is so much fun. The delightful backcountry trails of the Central Cascade Range are a really |
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glorious way to spend quality time in the outdoors. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 8.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Put on your backcountry hiking shoes, and hit the backpacking and hiking trail,
| | Fanton Plaza Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is the wilderness at its best. With its 9.6 miles of walking distance; it's a long wilderness hiking trail. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this neighborhood. This backcountry trail is a very long backcountry trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking and hiking trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Fanton Plaza Trail gets a large amount of water; the month with most of the rain is December, and July is when it's the driest. Fanton | |
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Plaza Trail is a two ended backcountry trail with two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. For the duration of the warmest time of the year highs here at Fanton
Plaza Trail get into the 70's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. Through the winter this location gets highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Fanton Plaza Trail. Each one of the many wilderness trails of Oregon is stunning in its own way.
The total elevation difference for this backcountry trail is 1,787 feet which is an average number. Some parts of Fanton Plaza Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness hiking trail could be very different
from other parts of it.
Briefly about the general area:
There are some brilliant whitewater spots on Roaring River, and swing by South Fork Roaring River it's a perfect place to stop by. And that's not everything there is to do here in the Central Cascade Range. Camping
is available at Shining Lake Campground, and don’t forget to visit Squaw Meadow since you're here at Fanton Plaza Trail.
Camping at Lookout Springs Campground is always a good experience; why not a little side spree to Grouse Creek. There's whitewater on Sandy River for all you adrenaline people.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.2415, Longitude -122.1235
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.2316, Longitude -122.0401
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1787 feet
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9 miles away
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
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9 miles away
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User input for Fanton Plaza Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hood River, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Fanton Plaza Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Fanton Plaza Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon
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Whispering Woods Resort, Welches
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10 miles away
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Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
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16 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Fanton Plaza Trail. |
| | Trails Near Fanton Plaza Trail:
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Eagle Creek Cutoff, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.3 hiking miles, 2830 feet elevation difference |
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Old Baldy Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 638 feet elevation difference |
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Dry Ridge Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 3204 feet elevation difference |
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Roaring River Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 6 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 4083 feet elevation difference |
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Coffman Camp Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 7 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 2759 feet elevation difference |
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Bonanza Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 7 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 3516 feet elevation difference |
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Plaza Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 8 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 3149 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Fanton Plaza Trail:
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Roaring River, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Road 4611 to Roaring River Campground) |
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Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 8 miles away, Class II-III - 13.5 miles long (Lolo Pass Road to Marmot Dam) |
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Clackamas River, Clackamas County
County
, 8 miles away, Class -blank- - 9.2 miles long (Collawash River to Three Lynx Power Station) |
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Clackamas River, Clackamas County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 12.5 miles long (Three Lynx Power Station to North Fork Reservoir) |
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Little Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 9 miles away, Class -blank- - 10 miles long (Bridge on FS 14 to SE Marmot Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Fanton Plaza Trail:
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 9 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 9 miles away |
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Whispering Woods Resort, Welches
, 10 miles away |
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Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
, 16 miles away |
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Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville
, 21 miles away |
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