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| | Oregon has lots of outdoors pursuits. Each one of the many backcountry hiking trails of Oregon is lovely in its own way. Kettle Creek Trail is positioned a rather long drive from La Grande, but many folks like to backcountry walk here to be near nature. Kettle Creek Trail is 16.2 miles long; it's a long great outdoors trail. This is a great outdoors trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Kettle Creek Trail is a hiking trail of great length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry hiking trail |
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tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. For the period of the summer months here at Kettle Creek Trail, high temperatures typically reach the 80's with nighttime lows in the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's while Kettle Creek Trail nighttime low
| | temperatures through the winter are in the 10's. This hike should take you about 2.5 days, so it's a tremendous thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. Splendid backcountry hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance, and Kettle Creek Trail in Wallowa County is one of them. This is just one of a large number of backcountry hiking trails in this vicinity. Here in Oregon hiking is a magnificent idea. Some parts of Kettle | |
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Creek Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions
and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Kettle Creek Trail is a location that is reasonably dehydrated frequently; December is when you get the most snow here, and the driest of the months is July. The hiking trails of the Wallowa Mountains are
the best way to enjoy these peaks. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 3,362 feet which is higher than average. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit, and Kettle Creek Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is nature at its best.
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about the general area:
Just can't get enough of Kettle Creek Trail. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Kettle Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Main Eagle Bridge Campground, and if you come at the right time of year, Wildhorse River offers some fine
whitewater. A visit to Kettle Creek Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Holcomb Spring, and why not stop at nearby Snow Creek since you're here at Kettle Creek Trail.
Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! The Wallowa Mountains rocks! At Crater Lake Dam close
to Kettle Creek Trail there are some interesting things to see. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at East Fork Falls, and places like Norway Basin are great to pop by. The Box is a good spot to spend some time at. There's so much to do here at Kettle Creek Trail that
you need to camp here for a while, Scenic Meadows RV Park is a perfect location for that.
Now, you may feel that's a lot but there's even more amusing stuff to do here in the Wallowa Mountains. It's a glorious idea to visit Curtis Creek, it's near Kettle Creek Trail; Stein Basin is a stunning place any time of year.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.0443, Longitude -117.3275
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 16.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Total elevation difference: 3362 feet
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
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17 miles away
This full-service Enterprise, Oregon hotel is minutes away from local attractions and is an ideal weekend getaway from busy everyday life. Enjoy a peaceful and relaxing getaway to Northwestern Orego...
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Baker City Super 8 Motel, Baker City
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40 miles away
AAA approved/ 2 Diamonds, Super Start Breakfast, Indoor heated pool and hot tub, high speed internet, microfridge, in-room coffee maker. Close to Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Sumpter Valley Rail...
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| These outdoors activities are available near Kettle Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Kettle Creek Trail:
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Main Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 7 miles away, 10.8 hiking miles, 2876 feet elevation difference |
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Martin Bridge Trail, Baker County
County
, 8 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 603 feet elevation difference |
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Copper Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 11 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference |
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Trail Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 11 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 3664 feet elevation difference |
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Fake Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 12 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 2852 feet elevation difference |
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West Eagle Trail, Baker County
County
, 13 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 554 feet elevation difference |
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Bowman Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 14 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2945 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Kettle Creek Trail:
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
, 17 miles away |
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Baker City Super 8 Motel, Baker City
, 40 miles away |
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Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City
, 40 miles away |
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Quality Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 40 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 40 miles away |
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40 miles away
