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| | You'll must go far from Brookings to get to Grassy Knob Trail, but it is a perfect trail. Here in Oregon backcountry backpacking is always an amusing thing to do. Wilderness hiking trails are wonderful and plentiful in Oregon, and Grassy Knob Trail in Curry County is one of them. Gotta get out of the urban center man, and if you happen to be in Curry County of Oregon, Grassy Knob Trail is a perfect local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Now this wilderness trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. At parts of the year this |
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region sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This hiking trail is a normal length hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a perfect great outdoors trail for experienced backcountry hikers
| | in magnificent shape. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors trails in this vicinity. There are numerous wilderness hiking trails in Oregon, and each one is pretty in its own way. A lot of rainfall falls at Grassy Knob Trail; most of the rain falls through December while July is commonly the driest month. Grassy Knob Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,573 feet, and that is about average. Backcountry backpacking here in the Coast Ranges is the best way to enjoy these hills. Grassy Knob Trail has two trailheads, so hiking it one way | |
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is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. As long as you like the great outdoors you will like Oregon. Different parts of this trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Grassy Knob Trail is 7 miles
long it's a mid length walk. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. During the days of summer, highs usually are in the 60's at Grassy Knob Trail. All through the moonlight hours it's usually in the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's with temperatures
at Grassy Knob Trail dipping down into the 30's all through winter nights. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area:
Just can't
get enough of the Coast Ranges. Grassy Knob Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Elk River Camp Ground is a good local campground, and there's some flowing water close by, Duvall Creek is a stream you can go to while you're here. Here at Grassy Knob Trail there are
plenty of folks from Brookings, and Anvil Creek is in the neighborhood of Grassy Knob Trail and is always a joy to go to.
A visit to Elk Wallows rejuvenates the spirit. There's so much to do here at Grassy Knob Trail that you need to camp here for a while, McGribble Campground is a magnificent site for that. You can run the rapids of Elk River right next door to Grassy Knob Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 42.7791, Longitude -124.4158
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 42.7482, Longitude -124.376
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1573 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Brookings, Oregon
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Best Western Inn At Face Rock, Bandon
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Inn of the Beachcomber, Gold Beach
, 18 miles away |
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Plainview Motel, Coos Bay
, 31 miles away |
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Best Western Holiday Motel, Coos Bay
, 33 miles away |
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