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

   
  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
    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  
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.

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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.

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
Baker City Super 8 Motel, Baker City , 40 miles away
Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City , 40 miles away
Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City , 40 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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