Oregon hiking trails - Humbug Ridge Trail, Central Cascade Range, Marion County

   
  Backcountry hiking in Oregon is such a wonderful thing to do. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Humbug Ridge Trail in Marion County, Oregon is the outdoors at its best. Here in Oregon trekking is always an exciting thing to do. High temperatures at Humbug Ridge Trail during the long summer days are in the 70's with overnight lows in the 50's. Highs throughout the winter are ordinarily in the 40's with temperatures at Humbug Ridge Trail dipping down into the 30's throughout winter nights. The total elevation
    difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 1,523 feet which is about average. This is a two-ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. This
is just one of a large number of backcountry trails in this region. The backcountry hiking trails of the Central Cascade Range are a wonderful way to explore these highlands. Every great outdoors hiking trail in Oregon is worth trekking. Being 13.8 miles long; it's a long backpacking and hiking trail. Now this backcountry hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over Oregon, and one of these is Humbug Ridge Trail in Marion County. Humbug Ridge Trail is not very close to Hood River at  
all, but it is a good hideaway from the settlement. This backcountry hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This backcountry hiking trail is a very long backcountry hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a magnificent backcountry trail for experienced trekkers in good shape. This trek should take you about 2 days, so it's a magnificent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Humbug Ridge Trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backpacking and hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Humbug Ridge Trail is a wet site that gets a lot of precipitation; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is July.

Briefly about the general area:
Everybody loves Round Meadow, and there's some flowing water nearby, Mother Lode Creek is a stream you can have a look at while you're here. If you have a thing about the outdoors you'll have a thing about it here in the Central Cascade Range. A pleasant location for whitewater paddling right next door to Humbug Ridge Trail is Breitenbush River; why not camp at Detroit Lake State Park while you're here at Humbug Ridge Trail.
Man, is there plenty of cool things to do in the vicinity of Humbug Ridge Trail. Camping is available at B and B Rentals, and a short spree to Terrace Spring is always worthwhile. Battle Creek is a stream that you may bump into while here, and in the event that you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Collawash River. This is such a fun river. A spree to Humbug Ridge Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Maryanne Spring, and Pansy Basin is a great spot.
This location, the Central Cascade Range, has so much outdoors entertaining things.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.8178, Longitude -122.0866
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.8298, Longitude -121.9878
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 13.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 13.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 1523 feet


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 Trails Near Humbug Ridge Trail:
Fox Creek Trail, Marion County County , 1 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1917 feet elevation difference
Elk Lake Trail, Marion County County , 2 miles away, 8.5 hiking miles, 1845 feet elevation difference
Janus Butte Trail, Marion County County , 3 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 2376 feet elevation difference
Scorpion Ridge Trail, Marion County County , 3 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 2625 feet elevation difference
East Fork Way, Marion County County , 3 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 913 feet elevation difference
Welcome Lakes Trail, Marion County County , 3 miles away, 8.1 hiking miles, 3795 feet elevation difference
Scorpion Mountain Trail, Marion County County , 4 miles away, 0.5 hiking miles, 176 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Humbug Ridge Trail:
B and B Rentals, Detroit, 11 miles away
Detroit Lake State Park, -blank-, 11 miles away
Skookum Lake Campground, Clackamas County, 12 miles away
Frazier Turnaround Campground, Clackamas County, 16 miles away
Frazier Fork Campground, Clackamas County, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near Humbug Ridge Trail:
Breitenbush River, Marion County County , 4 miles away, Class IV - 8.2 miles long (Cleator Bend Campground to Detroit Lake)
Collawash River, Marion County County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 5 miles long (Elk Lake Creek to river mile 5.5)
Santiam River - North, Marion/ Linn County County , 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.3 miles long (Bruno Mt. Road Bridge to Detroit Reservoir)
Collawash River, Marion County County , 8 miles away, Class IV - 5.5 miles long (Mile 5.5 bridge to Two Rivers Picnic Area)
Clackamas River, Clackamas County County , 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River)
 Hotels Near Humbug Ridge Trail:
Detroit Motel, Detroit , 9 miles away
All Season's Motel, Detroit , 11 miles away
Lakeside Motel, Detroit , 11 miles away
The Resort At The Mountain, Welches , 25 miles away
Old Welches Inn, Welches , 25 miles away
 Lakes Near Humbug Ridge Trail
Welcome Lakes, Marion County , 3 miles away
Short Lake, Marion County , 3 miles away

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