Oregon hiking trails - Horseshoe Ridge Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County

   
  Quite far from Hood River you bump into Horseshoe Ridge Trail, but hiking is such an enjoyable thing to do, and this is a perfect place to do that. When you're here in Oregon backpacking along one of its wilderness hiking trails is always an amusing thing to do. With so many outdoors things to do available in Oregon you'll never get bored. This is a vicinity covered with lots of great outdoors trails. Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of Oregon has its own unique attractiveness. Horseshoe Ridge Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,174 feet
    which is an average number. Horseshoe Ridge Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Being 6.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Horseshoe Ridge Trail while night lows are typically in the
50's. For the period of the winter this location gets highs in the 40's, and night lows during the winter for Horseshoe Ridge Trail tend to be in the 30's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Splendid wilderness hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance; Horseshoe Ridge Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. These backcountry trails here in the Central Cascade Range are a really nice way to spend quality time in the fresh air. A lot of rain falls at Horseshoe Ridge Trail; the wettest month of the year is mostly  
December, that's the one that rains the most, and July on the other hand is the driest. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. This wilderness trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. This backcountry trail is a mid length backcountry trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an outstanding great outdoors trail for experienced hikers in nice shape. Can’t wait to get out in the fresh air, if you happen to be in Clackamas County of Oregon, Horseshoe Ridge Trail is a perfect local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching.

Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not enough, there's plenty more to do in close proximity to Horseshoe Ridge Trail. There are some fine whitewater spots on Sandy River. Horseshoe Ridge Trail is a place with many visitors from Hood River, and Old Maid Flat is a brilliant place.
You might want to pay a visit to Devil Canyon since you're here at Horseshoe Ridge Trail, and you can stay the night at Devils Meadow Campground. Yep, outdoors entertaining stuff truly is abundant here in the Central Cascade Range. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Horseshoe Ridge Trail has to offer, you can camp at Pioneer Tollgate Campground, and it's a fine idea to take a look at Cast Creek. There's whitewater on Zigzag River for all you adrenaline kick people; why not explore nearby Short Creek while you're here at Horseshoe Ridge Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3704, Longitude -121.869
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2174 feet


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 Trails Near Horseshoe Ridge Trail:
Cast Creek Trail, Clackamas County County , 1 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 2784 feet elevation difference
Devils Canyon Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 1797 feet elevation difference
West Zigzag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3016 feet elevation difference
Burnt Lake Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 2553 feet elevation difference
Still Creek Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 274 feet elevation difference
Flag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 924 feet elevation difference
Cool Creek Trail, Clackamas County County , 4 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 3377 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Horseshoe Ridge Trail:
Devils Meadow Campground, Clackamas County, 2 miles away
Pioneer Tollgate Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
Twin Bridges Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
Barlow Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
Kinzel Lake Campground, Clackamas County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Horseshoe Ridge Trail:
Sandy River, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road)
Zigzag River, Clackamas County County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Tollgate to Sandy River)
Sandy River, Clackamas County County , 12 miles away, Class II-III - 13.5 miles long (Lolo Pass Road to Marmot Dam)
Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (3 miles above West Fork to Confluence with West Fork)
Little Sandy River, Clackamas County County , 14 miles away, Class -blank- - 10 miles long (Bridge on FS 14 to SE Marmot Road)
 National Parks Near Horseshoe Ridge Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 68 miles away
 Hotels Near Horseshoe Ridge Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 7 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 7 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 7 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 15 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks , 15 miles away

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