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| | Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Flat Creek Trail in Jackson County, Oregon is a really good location to spend some time. There are plenty of great outdoors trails in Oregon; each one of them is well worth a backcountry walk. Outdoors folks generally like this part of Oregon. When you're here in Oregon backpacking along one of its great outdoors trails is the good thing to do. This hiking and backpacking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. |
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There are so many wilderness trails in this area. Flat Creek Trail is 5 miles long it's an average length great outdoors hiking trail. This is not a very long wilderness hiking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. You'll must
| | go far from Medford to get to Flat Creek Trail, but backpacking is such a cool thing to do, and this is a fine location to do that. You spend the whole backcountry trek in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Flat Creek Trail regularly gets a good deal of rainfall; through the month of November you get the most rain around here, and July is the month with the least moisture. The pretty backcountry hiking trails of the Southern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these hills. At parts of the | |
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year this region 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. For the period of the summertime months here at Flat Creek Trail, high temperatures typically get into the 80's, and through summer
nights temperatures are in the 40's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 40's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Flat Creek Trail temperatures fall to the 30's. The total elevation difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 229 feet which is lower
than average. Flat Creek Trail is a mid-length backcountry hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness trail great for the average walker looking for a cool adventure. Wonderful great outdoors trails in Oregon are in abundance; Flat Creek Trail
in Jackson County is one of them. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 4.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot.
Briefly about the general area:
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the event that you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Rogue River - North Fork, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Flat Creek. A river like this is too good to miss. If you came for an overnight stay Mountain Home Mobile Village
is a brilliant place to camp, and a tremendous spot for whitewater paddling is Rogue River - North Fork.
You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing stuff in the Southern Cascade Range. Camping at Flat Creek Trail is splendid fun, Cliff Lake Campground is a splendid local campground, and hey, Union Creek is a glorious local stream.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 42.8897, Longitude -122.4646
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 42.9186, Longitude -122.4585
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
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Total elevation difference: 229 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Medford, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Medford, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Flat Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Flat Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Flat Creek Trail:
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Anderson Mountain Trail, Douglas County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1906 feet elevation difference |
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Union Creek Trail, Jackson County
County
, 3 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 412 feet elevation difference |
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Sandstone Trail, Douglas County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 2406 feet elevation difference |
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Umpqua Rogue Trail, Douglas County
County
, 5 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1122 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Flat Creek Trail:
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Rogue River - North Fork, Jackson County
County
, 2 miles away, Class IV - 3 miles long (Natural Bridge to Woodruff Bridge) |
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Rogue River - North Fork, Jackson County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III - 6 miles long (River Bridge to North Fork Park) |
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Rogue River - North Fork, Jackson County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 3.3 miles long (Mill Creek Falls to Lost Creek Lake) |
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Jackson Creek, Douglas County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV(V) - 8 miles long (NF300 to Cover Camp) |
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| | Hotels Near Flat Creek Trail:
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Union Creek Resort, Prospect
, 2 miles away |
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Prospect Historical Hotel, Prospect
, 8 miles away |
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Mazama Village Motor Inn, Crater Lake
, 22 miles away |
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Royal Coachman Motel, Shady Cove
, 28 miles away |
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Edgewater Inn, Shady Cove
, 28 miles away |
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