Oregon hiking trails - Kerby Peak Trail, Klamath Mountains, Josephine County

   
  Every trail in Oregon is worth hiking. We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and if you happen to be in Josephine County of Oregon, Kerby Peak Trail is a glorious local hiking and backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Oregon has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. This wilderness hiking trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a splendid backcountry hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in tremendous shape. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Kerby Peak Trail with
    overnight lows in the 40's. Through the winter this spot gets highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Kerby Peak Trail. Being 24 miles long; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough
supplies. There are so many backcountry hiking trails in this area. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. A lengthy tour divides Grants Pass from Kerby Peak Trail, but there's splendid natural attractiveness waiting for you here along it. The total elevation difference for Kerby Peak Trail is 3,668 feet, and that is higher than average. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 3.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight  
gear packed. The high level of precipitation makes Kerby Peak Trail a reasonably wet spot; most of the rain falls throughout December; the driest month of the year is July. Kerby Peak Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. Backcountry backpacking here in the Klamath Mountains is a very glorious way to see these hills. Backcountry backpacking here in Oregon never gets boring. This great outdoors hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors hiking trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Backcountry trails are tremendous and plentiful in Oregon, and one of these is Kerby Peak Trail in Josephine County.

Briefly about the general area:
Put some time aside to spend at Tiger Springs if you're here at Kerby Peak Trail; places like Cedar Flat are good to take a look at. So many enjoyable things in the Klamath Mountains, just tremendous. Take a little visit to North Fork Deer Creek while you're here at Kerby Peak Trail, and while you're here you will meet lots of people from nearby Grants Pass.
A trip to Oregon Caves National Monument is worthwhile, and Willow Spring is a great local attraction. Yeah, come here to Kerby Peak Trail for a great time. Looking for some flowing water? Try Dry Creek; nearby Lost Canyon is a brilliant location to go.
Life's too short to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Klamath Mountains. Whitewater paddling is delightful on Illinois River; Kerby Peak Trail is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Lake Selmac RV Resort is a perfect local campground. Cherry Flat is a great place to check out. There's so much to do here at Kerby Peak Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Country Hills Resort is a great location for that.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 42.2552, Longitude -123.4557
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 42.2062, Longitude -123.3769
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 24 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 24 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Total elevation difference: 3668 feet


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 Trails Near Kerby Peak Trail:
Oregon Caves Trail, Josephine County County , 6 miles away, 5.7 hiking miles, 1673 feet elevation difference
Lake Mountain Trail, Josephine County County , 7 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1760 feet elevation difference
Limestone Trail, Josephine County County , 7 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2926 feet elevation difference
Grayback Clapboard Trail, Josephine County County , 9 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 2882 feet elevation difference
East Fork Sucker Creek Trail, Josephine County County , 9 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3375 feet elevation difference
Althouse Trail, Josephine County County , 10 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 369 feet elevation difference
Bolan Lake Trail, Josephine County County , 10 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 563 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Kerby Peak Trail:
Country Hills Resort, Cave Junction, 6 miles away
Lake Selmac RV Resort, Selma, 10 miles away
Bend O' The River, Grants Pass, 11 miles away
Grants Pass/Redwood KOA, Wilderville, 11 miles away
Wilderville Koa Kampground, Wilderville, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Kerby Peak Trail:
Illinois River, Josephine County County , 20 miles away, Class II-III - 17 miles long (Highway 199 to Miami Bar)
Indian Creek Klamath Tributary, Siskiyou County County , 21 miles away, Class III - 7.6 miles long (confluence South and East Fork to Klamath River)
Grave Creek, Josephine County County , 23 miles away, Class III - 6 miles long (Six Miles to confluence With Rogue River)
Elk Creek, Siskiyou County County , 24 miles away, Class I-IV - 5 miles long (Elk Creek Road to Klamath River)
Trace Creek, Siskiyou County County , 26 miles away, Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Bear Pen Creek to Klamath River)
 National Parks Near Kerby Peak Trail:
Oregon Caves National Monument, Cave Junction - OR , 14 miles away
Redwood National and State Parks, Crescent City - CA , 56 miles away
 Hotels Near Kerby Peak Trail:
Riverside Inn Resort, Grants Pass , 13 miles away
Sunset Inn, Grants Pass , 14 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Grants Pass, Or, Grants Pass , 14 miles away
Best Western Grants Pass Inn, Grants Pass , 14 miles away
Grants Pass Travelodge, Grants Pass , 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Kerby Peak Trail
Rabbit Lake, Josephine County , 2 miles away

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