Oregon hiking trails - Kettle Creek Trail, Wallowa Mountains, Wallowa County

   
  Kettle Creek Trail is a wilderness hiking trail pretty far from La Grande, but many folks like to backcountry walk here to be near the wilderness. Here in the pleasant state of Oregon backcountry trekking is so much fun. There are so many pleasant wilderness trails for backcountry trekking in Oregon, and Kettle Creek Trail in Wallowa County is one of them. Every Oregon wilderness trail is beautiful in its own way. Hiking here in the Wallowa Mountains is a brilliant way to explore these mountains. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference
    of 3,362 feet which is higher than average. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Kettle Creek Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is a fine location to go. Different parts of Kettle Creek Trail are at very different elevations which of course
means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry trail. Being 16.2 miles long; it's a long backcountry trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Kettle Creek Trail is regularly a pretty dried up place; most of the snow falls all through December, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Kettle Creek Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. While visiting this neighborhood in Oregon it's a brilliant idea to go trekking too.  
Sometimes this trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Summertime highs at Kettle Creek Trail generally tend to be in the 80's while nighttime lows are ordinarily in the 40's. Through the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 30's with temperatures at Kettle Creek Trail dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. Now, this is roughly a 2.5-day trek, so it's a magnificent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Kettle Creek Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. This backpacking and hiking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backcountry hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
Whohoo, so many exciting things in one place! The Wallowa Mountains rocks! Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Wildhorse River. Now, you may feel that's plenty but there's even more cool things to do here in the Wallowa Mountains. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Holcomb Spring, and Curtis Creek is next to Kettle Creek Trail and is always a bliss to explore.
Camping is available at Main Eagle Bridge Campground, and Stein Basin is a striking location any time of year. But wait, there's more to do close to Kettle Creek Trail. There's some flowing water close by, Snow Creek is a stream you can go to while you're here; why not camp at Scenic Meadows RV Park if you're here at Kettle Creek Trail. A journey to East Fork Falls will fill your spirit with fine feelings; Norway Basin is a great location to check out.
If you're here, you might as well check out The Box; Crater Lake Dam is an out of the ordinary thing to check out.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.0443, Longitude -117.3275
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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


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 Trails Near Kettle Creek Trail:
Main Creek Trail, Union County County , 7 miles away,  10.8 hiking miles, 2876 feet elevation difference
Martin Bridge Trail, Baker County County , 8 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 603 feet elevation difference
Copper Creek Trail, Wallowa County County , 11 miles away,  13.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference
Trail Creek Trail, Union County County , 11 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 3664 feet elevation difference
Fake Creek Trail, Union County County , 12 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 2852 feet elevation difference
West Eagle Trail, Baker County County , 13 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 554 feet elevation difference
Bowman Trail, Wallowa County County , 14 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2945 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Kettle Creek Trail:
Main Eagle Bridge Campground, Baker County, 7 miles away
Scenic Meadows RV Park, Joseph, 11 miles away
Wallowa Lake State Park, -blank-, 12 miles away
Park At The River, Joseph, 14 miles away
Five Peaks Recreational Vehicle Park, Joseph, 14 miles away
 Whitewater Near Kettle Creek Trail:
Wildhorse River, Adamas County County , 33 miles away, Class III-IV - 14 miles long (Bear Creek Bridge to Snake River confluence)
 Hotels Near Kettle Creek Trail:
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise , 17 miles away
Super 8 Baker City, Baker City , 40 miles away
Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City , 40 miles away
Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City , 40 miles away
Knights Inn Baker City, Baker City , 41 miles away
 Lakes Near Kettle Creek Trail
Glacier Lake, Union County , 5 miles away
Hidden Lake, Union County , 5 miles away

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