Oregon hiking trails - Main Creek Trail, Wallowa Mountains, Union County

   
  A long trip parts La Grande from Main Creek Trail, but it's one of those spots where backcountry backpacking is brilliant. There are wilderness trails all over Oregon, and Main Creek Trail in Union County is one of them. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backcountry trekking, it is a glorious way to spend some time. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Main Creek Trail is a very long backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backcountry hiking trail magnificent for hard core
    backpackers looking for adventure. Of course, this is an overnight trek, 1.5 days normally, so it's a great thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The pretty backpacking trails of the Wallowa Mountains are the best way to enjoy these summits. With its 10.8 miles of
walking distance; it's a long hiking trail. This is a region covered with lots of backcountry hiking trails. At Main Creek Trail through the summer months highs are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 40's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's, and all through the dark hours in the wintertime at Main Creek Trail temperatures fall to the 20's. This is a trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. There are plenty of wilderness trails in Oregon; each one of them is different from the others.  
Some parts of Main Creek Trail are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Main Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,876 feet which is a higher than average number. Main Creek Trail is pretty dry regularly; through the month of May you get the most rain around here, and July is the month with the least moisture. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. Hitting the wilderness trails is always a fun thing to do, and Main Creek Trail in Union County, Oregon is such a great spot. With so many outdoors activities available in Oregon you'll never get bored.

Briefly about the general area:
Don't leave Main Creek Trail without first paying a visit to Jenkins Spring; Bench Canyon is a magnificent spot to spend some time. This is no location for people who don’t like to have fun. There's so much to do here at Main Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Scenic Meadows RV Park is a good spot for that.
That right there is plenty of entertaining stuff already but it goes on, the Wallowa Mountains has it all. Copper Creek Falls is an inspiring location to go to while here, and you can stay the night at Main Eagle Bridge Campground. You don’t have to go far from Main Creek Trail to make out the water at Lookingglass Lake Dam, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Pop Creek. A spree to Cougar Meadows revives the spirit; why not take a little tour to Copper Creek if you're here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.07, Longitude -117.4031
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Total in and out hiking length = 10.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Total elevation difference: 2876 feet


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 Trails Near Main Creek Trail:
Trail Creek Trail, Union County County , 4 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 3664 feet elevation difference
Fake Creek Trail, Union County County , 5 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 2852 feet elevation difference
Copper Creek Trail, Wallowa County County , 6 miles away,  13.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference
West Eagle Trail, Baker County County , 6 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 554 feet elevation difference
Kettle Creek Trail, Wallowa County County , 7 miles away,  16.2 hiking miles, 3362 feet elevation difference
Bowman Trail, Wallowa County County , 9 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2945 feet elevation difference
Martin Bridge Trail, Baker County County , 10 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 603 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Main Creek Trail:
Main Eagle Bridge Campground, Baker County, 6 miles away
Scenic Meadows RV Park, Joseph, 14 miles away
Wallowa Lake State Park, -blank-, 15 miles away
Park At The River, Joseph, 16 miles away
Mountain View Motel and RV Park, Joseph, 17 miles away
 Hotels Near Main Creek Trail:
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise , 17 miles away
Baker City Super 8 Motel, Baker City , 34 miles away
Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City , 34 miles away
Quality Inn Baker City, Baker City , 34 miles away
Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City , 34 miles away
 Lakes Near Main Creek Trail
Heart Lake, Union County , 1 miles away
Cached Lake, Union County , 1 miles away

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