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| | Kettle Creek Trail is a long journey away from La Grande, but it is an enjoyable place to walk. There are so many nice backcountry trails for backcountry backpacking in Oregon, and Kettle Creek Trail is one of them, and it's in Wallowa County. When you're here in Oregon backcountry backpacking along one of its backcountry trails is something that is always fun to do. This backcountry trek should take you about 2.5 days, so it's a good thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The length of this hiking and backpacking trail is on the longer side |
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having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a perfect challenge. Different parts of this backcountry hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need
| | to dress differently at different elevations. Now this great outdoors hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out trek. This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding area. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Kettle Creek | |
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Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is the outdoors at its best. Outdoors folks generally like this part of Oregon. There are numerous backcountry trails in Oregon, and each one is different from the others. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place.
For the period of the days of summer highs here at Kettle Creek Trail reach the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. Highs during the winter are ordinarily in the 30's with temperatures at Kettle Creek Trail dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. This
hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 3,362 feet which is a higher than average number. Kettle Creek Trail is generally a relatively waterless spot; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Hiking and backpacking trails like this one here in the Wallowa Mountains are the best way to enjoy these summits. Kettle Creek Trail is 16.2 miles long; it's longer than many backcountry hiking trails.
Briefly about the general area:
And that's not all the things you
can do here in the Wallowa Mountains. East Fork Falls is a charming location to explore while you're at Kettle Creek Trail, and camping is available at Scenic Meadows RV Park. This place, Kettle Creek Trail, it absolutely has so much outdoors cool stuff. Some of the water nearby
flows, like Snow Creek; everybody loves Norway Basin.
Holcomb Spring is always fun to check out, and camping at Main Eagle Bridge Campground is always a magnificent experience. Just can't get enough of the Wallowa Mountains. Paddling on Wildhorse River is so much fun. A good
location right next door to Kettle Creek Trail is The Box, and Crater Lake Dam is an out of the ordinary thing to check out.
Curtis Creek is a tremendous place to stop at, and a trip to Stein Basin revives the spirit.
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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
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Baker City Super 8 Motel, Baker City
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40 miles away
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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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Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 40 miles away |
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