Oregon hiking trails - Fire Springs Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County

   
  Good great outdoors hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance, and Fire Springs Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. Every single Oregon great outdoors hiking trail is beautiful in its own way. Hiking here in Oregon is a must. Hitting the hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and if you happen to be in Clackamas County of Oregon, Fire Springs Trail is a magnificent local hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. The total elevation difference for Fire Springs Trail is 1,297 feet, and that is about average. Fire Springs Trail is located
    a pretty long drive from Hood River, but It's always amusing to walk here. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This backcountry trail is a mid length backcountry
trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious great outdoors trail for experienced backcountry walkers in good shape. Fire Springs Trail is 6.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. Much precipitation falls at Fire Springs Trail; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain; July meanwhile is the driest month. Fire Springs Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. The warmest time of the year at Fire Springs Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. Once the sun is down it  
descends down to the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Fire Springs Trail. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 5.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of great outdoors trails. When you're here in Oregon hiking along one of its great outdoors hiking trails is so much fun. Hiking here in the Central Cascade Range is a very good way to see these mountaintops. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means you have the option of backcountry backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike.

Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Trout Lake Campground is always a fine experience, and there's some flowing water close by, Poop Creek is a stream you can stop at while here. Be careful coming to the Central Cascade Range, you might not ever wanna return back home again. A wonderful location for whitewater paddling right next door to Fire Springs Trail is Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork, and a short trip to Bear Skull Spring is always worthwhile.
If only every place had this much outdoors entertaining things, what a great world it would be. Fire Springs Trail is splendid enough to spend more than a day at, Lemiti Campground is a splendid local campground. Camp Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth stopping at, and a pleasant trip to Trapper Spring Meadow is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. You can run the rapids of Clackamas River in the neighborhood of Fire Springs Trail, and a tour to Fire Springs Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Fire Spring.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.9753, Longitude -121.8405
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.9584, Longitude -121.7938
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1297 feet


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 Trails Near Fire Springs Trail:
Summit Lake Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 968 feet elevation difference
Boundary Trail, Clackamas County County , 4 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 124 feet elevation difference
Fish Lake Trail, Marion County County , 6 miles away,  5.4 hiking miles, 682 feet elevation difference
Wolf Spring Trail, Marion County County , 6 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 549 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 22, County County , 6 miles away, 87.6 hiking miles, 4066 feet elevation difference
Skyline Alternate Trail, Clackamas County County , 6 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 243 feet elevation difference
Cub Creek Trail, Marion County County , 8 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 1750 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Fire Springs Trail:
Lemiti Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
Trout Lake Campground, Jefferson County, 10 miles away
Hambone Springs Campground, Clackamas County, 13 miles away
Frazier Fork Campground, Clackamas County, 14 miles away
Frazier Turnaround Campground, Clackamas County, 14 miles away
 Whitewater Near Fire Springs Trail:
Clackamas River, Clackamas County County , 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River)
Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork, Clackamas County County , 14 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Lower Five Miles to Clackamas River)
Collawash River, Marion County County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 5 miles long (Elk Lake Creek to river mile 5.5)
 Hotels Near Fire Springs Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 17 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 21 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 21 miles away
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters , 31 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 34 miles away
 Lakes Near Fire Springs Trail
Summit Lake, Clackamas County , 4 miles away

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