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| | We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and High Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is a perfect place for getting out. Here in Oregon backcountry trekking is a glorious way to spend some time. You'll must go far from Lewiston to get to High Trail, but many folks like to backcountry trek here to be close to the great outdoors. This backcountry 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. This trek should take you about 2.5 days, so make |
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sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Now this backcountry hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. With its 18.2 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many hiking and backpacking trails. High Trail is a one trailhead wilderness
| | hiking trail, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. Backcountry trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon; one of them being High Trail in Wallowa County. Oregon has so much to offer the great outdoors lovers. Every single Oregon backpacking and hiking trail is pretty in its own way. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. These backpacking trails here in the Wallowa Mountains are a very wonderful way to see these mountaintops. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 3,735 feet, | |
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and that is higher than average. High Trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Summertime highs at High Trail generally tend to be in the 90's while overnight lows are generally in the 50's.
High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's; overnight lows during the wintertime for High Trail tend to be in the 20's. At High Trail you don’t see much precipitation; May is the wettest month with most rain while July is the month with the least amount of
precipitation. The length of High Trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors hiking trails in this neighborhood.
Briefly
about the general area:
Put some time aside to spend at Waterspout Rapids if you're here at High Trail, and whitewater paddling is fine on Snake River. Having a brilliant time in the Wallowa Mountains is simple. High Trail is in the vicinity of Sluice Creek Saddle which is
absolutely worth checking out.
Places like Dry Basin are glorious to have a look at; a quick trip to Rough Creek is definitely a good idea. Now, you may imagine that's heaps but there's even more amusing stuff to do here at High Trail. High Trail is a wonderful spot to visit
for more than one day, Windy Saddle Campground is a wonderful spot to camp nearby, and it's a brilliant idea to take a look at Rattlesnake Creek. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors entertaining stuff the Wallowa Mountains has to offer. Paddling on Snake River is so much
fun; Sour Apple Flat is a nice place to check out.
It's always delightful to go to Sacajawea Spring, and Seven Devils Campground is a delightful local campground.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.4367, Longitude -116.6632
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 18.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 3735 feet
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22 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Lewiston, Idaho-Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Lewiston, Idaho-Washington, the metro area neareast to High Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near High Trail, Wallowa Mountains, Wallowa County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near High Trail. |
| | Trails Near High Trail:
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Western Rim National Recreation Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 8 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1434 feet elevation difference |
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Summit Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 13 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 3050 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near High Trail:
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Snake River, Wallowa County
County
, 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 32 miles long (Hells Canyon Dam to Pittsburg Landing) |
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Snake River, Wallowa County
County
, 14 miles away, Class II-IV - 71.5 miles long (Hells Canyon Dam to Washington Border) |
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Salmon River, Idaho County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II-IV - 50 miles long (White Bird to Snake River confluence) |
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Imnaha River, Wallowa County
County
, 19 miles away, Class III-IV - -blank- miles long (to Snake Lake) |
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Little Salmon River, Idaho/ Adams County
County
, 24 miles away, Class II-V - 20 miles long (Hazard Creek to Salmon River at Riggins) |
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| | Hotels Near High Trail:
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Best Western Salmon Rapids Lodge, Riggins
, 22 miles away |
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SUPER 8 MOTEL - GRANGEVILLE, Grangeville
, 42 miles away |
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
, 45 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Mccall-The Hunt Lodge, Id, Mccall
, 46 miles away |
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AmericInn McCall, Mccall
, 46 miles away |
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45 miles away
