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| | Going for a walk here in Oregon is the tremendous thing to do. This part of Oregon has a glorious deal of available outdoors things to do. Hambone Trail is a wilderness hiking trail quite far from Hood River, but it is a really good wilderness hiking trail. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. There's not much difference in elevation along Hambone Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Backcountry trekking here in the Central Cascade Range is a really tremendous way to spend |
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quality time in nature. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Hambone Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is the fresh air at its best. There are so many tremendous hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry hiking in Oregon, and Hambone Trail in Clackamas County
| | is one of them. Hambone Trail is a very long backcountry trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors hiking trail for advanced hikers looking for a perfect challenge. Through the days of summer, highs usually are in the 70's at Hambone Trail. Throughout the moonlight hours it's typically in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Hambone Trail dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current | |
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fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This backcountry walk should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. 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. Hambone Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 1,286 feet which is about average. The high level
of precipitation makes Hambone Trail a quite wet site; the month with most of the rain is December, and July on the other hand is the driest. Every hiking and backpacking trail in Oregon is gorgeous in its own way. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures
before you go. With its 14.4 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry walk.
Briefly about the general area:
Get covered with water paddling on Sandy River. There's so much to do here at Hambone Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Bighorn
Campground is a fine place for that. That right there is lots of cool stuff already but it goes on, the Central Cascade Range has it all. A great place in the vicinity of Hambone Trail is Devil Canyon.
Some of the water close by flows, like Goat Creek, and a spree to Frustration
Falls will fill your soul with great feelings. But wait, there's more to do in the vicinity of Hambone Trail. If you came to camp Hambone Springs Campground is a magnificent place to do that, and Black Wolf Meadows is a fine place to stretch your legs a bit. Be careful coming to
the Central Cascade Range, you might not ever want to go back home again. Whitewater paddling is perfect on Zigzag River; if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Copper Creek.
Wind Creek Basin is a pretty site any time of year It's always pleasant to go to Final Falls.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.2782, Longitude -121.9392
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.2164, Longitude -121.8554
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1286 feet
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
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6 miles away
Whispering Woods is a resort destination east of Portland which opened in 1981 with 42 condominiums. The second phase of 24 additional condominiums opened in 1992. The resort offers a clubhouse with a...
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
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6 miles away
The Resort at The Mountain is the premier Northwest golf and ski resort located in the Highlands of Oregon just an hour east of Portland at the western base of Mt. Hood. The Resort features 160 gues...
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User input for Hambone Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon:
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| These outdoors activities are available near Hambone Trail. |
| | Trails Near Hambone Trail:
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Cool Creek Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 3377 feet elevation difference |
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Flag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 924 feet elevation difference |
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Still Creek Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 274 feet elevation difference |
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West Zigzag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3016 feet elevation difference |
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Horseshoe Ridge Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 6 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference |
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Devils Canyon Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 6 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 1797 feet elevation difference |
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Bonanza Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 6 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 3516 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Hambone Trail:
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Zigzag River, Clackamas County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Tollgate to Sandy River) |
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Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road) |
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Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-III - 13.5 miles long (Lolo Pass Road to Marmot Dam) |
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Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork, Clackamas County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Lower Five Miles to Clackamas River) |
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Clackamas River, Clackamas County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River) |
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| | Hotels Near Hambone Trail:
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 6 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 6 miles away |
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
, 10 miles away |
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Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville
, 19 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 20 miles away |
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19 miles away
