Oregon hiking trails - Little Dark Canyon Trail, Blue Mountains, Union County

   
  There are plenty of backpacking and hiking trails in Oregon; each one of them has its own character. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Little Dark Canyon Trail in Union County, Oregon is a really good place to spend some time. Oregon has plenty of great backpacking and hiking trails, and among these are Little Dark Canyon Trail in Union County. You spend the whole hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. Hiking here in the Blue Mountains
    is a very delightful way to see these mountains. All through the summertime months, highs commonly are in the 80's at Little Dark Canyon Trail. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 30's; during the dark hours in
the winter at Little Dark Canyon Trail temperatures fall to the 20's. Little Dark Canyon Trail is 4 miles long it's an average length hiking and backpacking trail. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backcountry backpacking, it is always an amusing thing to do. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There are not too many great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. With so many outdoors endeavors available in Oregon you'll never get bored. You should count on this walk taking about 3.5 hours, but you never know  
stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Little Dark Canyon Trail is located a quite long drive from La Grande, but it is one of many good hiking and backpacking trails in this neighborhood. Little Dark Canyon Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This backcountry hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 219 feet which is lower than average. Little Dark Canyon Trail is a mid-length backpacking and hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious great outdoors trail for the average person looking for a glorious adventure. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. At Little Dark Canyon Trail you don’t see much rainfall; during November this vicinity sees the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month.

Briefly about the general area:
It's always magnificent to check out Tucker Spring, and a perfect place to explore is Little Dark Canyon. Camp Elkanah Campground is a perfect local campground, and a spree to Antler Spring will fill your spirit with good feelings.
You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors cool stuff the Blue Mountains has to offer. If you come at the right time of year, Grande Ronde River offers some fine whitewater; Little Dark Canyon Trail is a great site to visit for more than one day, Emigrant State Park is a great site to camp nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3567, Longitude -118.4206
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Total in and out hiking length = 4 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 219 feet


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 Trails Near Little Dark Canyon Trail:
Antler Spring Trail, Union County County , 2 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 339 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Little Dark Canyon Trail:
Camp Elkanah Campground, La Grande, 6 miles away
Emigrant State Park, Meacham, 8 miles away
Time and a Half Campground, Union County, 9 miles away
Emigrant State Parkrings State Park, -blank-, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Little Dark Canyon Trail:
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 8 miles away, Class II-IV - 17 miles long (Tony Vey Meadow to Red Bridge State Park)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 9 miles away, Class II - 8 miles long (Red Bridge State Park to Hilgard Junction State Park)
 Hotels Near Little Dark Canyon Trail:
La Grande Travelodge, La Grande , 24 miles away
Lagrande Super 8 Motel, La Grande , 24 miles away
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, La Grande , 24 miles away
Rugged Country Lodge DBA Double H Investments, Pendleton , 25 miles away
Pendleton Super 8 Motel, Pendleton , 29 miles away

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