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| | You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Gold Hill Trail in Linn County, Oregon is such a fine place. Oregon has plenty of delightful wilderness trails; Gold Hill Trail in Linn County is one of them. With so many outdoors endeavors available in Oregon you'll never get bored. Even though this is not a very long backpacking and hiking trail it's always wonderful to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Backcountry backpacking here in the Central Cascade Range is a very great way to see these |
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hills. Here in the delightful state of Oregon hiking is so much fun. The number of great outdoors hiking trails in this vicinity is not very high. This is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Gold Hill Trail is situated a relatively
| | long drive from Albany-Lebanon, but backpacking is such an exciting thing to do, and this is a fine place to do that. Every Oregon wilderness trail has something unique to offer. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You spend the whole trek in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your trek. You should count on this walk taking about 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Being 4.2 miles long it's a mid length trek. | |
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This backpacking and hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. The high level of rainfall makes Gold Hill Trail a rather wet location; the month with most of the rain is November,
and July is the month with the least moisture. Gold Hill Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,073 feet which is about average. At Gold Hill Trail during the warmest time of the year highs are in the 70's. All through the moonlight hours it's usually in the 40's. Daytime
highs through the wintertime are in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Gold Hill Trail. Gold Hill Trail is a normal length backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent great outdoors hiking trail for the average person
looking for an excellent adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
Whitewater paddling is perfect on Lookout Creek, and some of the water close by flows, like Seventeen Creek.
Camping is available at Lazy Days Mobile Park; hey, East Fork Keeney Creek is a fine local
stream. If you go for the outdoors you'll go for it here in the Central Cascade Range. McKenzie River has a good whitewater paddling spot nearby; if you came for an overnight stay Mc Kenzie River Trailer/rv Court is a splendid place to camp.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.2394, Longitude -122.3317
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 4.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1073 feet
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
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28 miles away
This Oakridge, Oregon hotel offers a complimentary continental breakfast each morning and convenient access to a variety of outdoor activities. Discover the Best Western Oakridge Inn, nestled agains...
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Rodeway Inn Sublimity, Sublimity
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43 miles away
The Rodeway Inn hotel is located 15 miles east of Salem, Oregon. Enjoy the quiet country setting. Relax in our indoor pool and hot tub or workout in our exercise room. We offer cable with HBO and ESPN...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Albany-Lebanon, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Albany-Lebanon, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Gold Hill Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Gold Hill Trail, Central Cascade Range, Linn County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Gold Hill Trail. |
| | Whitewater Near Gold Hill Trail:
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McKenzie River, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, Class II-III - 40.7 miles long (Olallie Campground to Leaburg Dam) |
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Lookout Creek, -blank- County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 2.5 miles long (2.5 miles above Blue River to Blue River) |
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Blue River, Linn/ Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 4 miles long (Quentin Creek to Blue River Reservoir) |
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Canyon Creek, -blank- County
County
, 8 miles away, Class V - 7 miles long (7 Mile Bridge to South Santiam River) |
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Quartz Creek, Lane County
County
, 9 miles away, Class II-IV - 5 miles long (Quartz Creek Road Mile 7.5 Bridge to Mile 2 Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Gold Hill Trail:
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 28 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Sublimity, Sublimity
, 43 miles away |
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Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
, 47 miles away |
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Village Inn, Springfield
, 47 miles away |
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Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton
, 49 miles away |
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47 miles away
