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| | Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Michigan Heights Trail in Lane County, Oregon is just what you need. Oregon is a magnificent place for outdoors folks. Michigan Heights Trail is a long drive away from Albany-Lebanon, but there's wonderful natural prettiness right here for you along it. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. When you're here in Oregon backpacking along one of its trails is always a cool thing to do. Some |
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parts of this wilderness trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness trail. Michigan Heights Trail is not that long but it's always nice to bring some
| | emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. The length of Michigan Heights Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a good backpacking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in good shape. At Michigan Heights Trail through the summer months highs are in the 80's, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the duration of the winter this site gets highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 30's for Michigan Heights Trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Great | |
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outdoors hiking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and Michigan Heights Trail in Lane County is one of them. Michigan Heights Trail is 6 miles long it's an average length wilderness trail. Michigan Heights Trail is a two ended backcountry hiking
trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. These great outdoors hiking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are a very splendid way to see these peaks. Each trail in Oregon has its own character. Michigan Heights Trail has
a total elevation difference of 2,179 feet which is about average. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. The number of backpacking trails in this vicinity is not very
high. Michigan Heights Trail gets a great deal of water; throughout the month of December you get the most rain around here, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
Briefly about the general area:
Minney Creek is in close proximity to Michigan Heights Trail and is always
a delight to take a look at, and if you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Wiley Creek.
So much amusing stuff to do here in the Central Cascade Range, too wonderful to be true. North Fork North Fork Gate Creek is one of the streams
close by that might be worth a visit; a good location to camp here at Michigan Heights Trail is Menears Bend Campground. Calapooia River is a splendid whitewater spot close to Michigan Heights Trail, and why not camp at Foster Lake Campground since you're here at Michigan Heights Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.1724, Longitude -122.5243
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.2133, Longitude -122.5276
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2179 feet
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
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22 miles away
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Village Inn, Springfield
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33 miles away
The Village Inn Springfield Oregon is your ideal choice for Springfield Oregon hotels. The Village Inn provides lodging near the University of Oregon, Autzen Stadium, Downtown Eugene and just blocks a...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Albany-Lebanon, Oregon
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Current weather conditions at Michigan Heights Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon
Local climate location: LEABURG 10 miles away
      
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Holiday Inn SPRINGFIELD NORTHWEST, Springfield
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36 miles away
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Courtyard By Marriott Eugene Springfield, Springfield
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36 miles away
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| | Whitewater Near Michigan Heights Trail:
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Calapooia River, Linn County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV - 9 miles long (22 miles above Holley to 13 Mile Bridge) |
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Wiley Creek, Linn County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Above Wiley Creek Gorge to Little Wiley Creek Confluence) |
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Calapooia River, Linn County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III - 9.5 miles long (13 miles above Holley to Concrete Bridge) |
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Santiam River - South, Linn County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-V+ - 16.5 miles long (Mountain House to Foster Reservoir) |
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Canyon Creek, -blank- County
County
, 12 miles away, Class V - 7 miles long (7 Mile Bridge to South Santiam River) |
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| | Hotels Near Michigan Heights Trail:
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 22 miles away |
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Village Inn, Springfield
, 33 miles away |
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Holiday Inn SPRINGFIELD NORTHWEST, Springfield
, 36 miles away |
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Courtyard By Marriott Eugene Springfield, Springfield
, 36 miles away |
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Best Western Grand Manor Inn, Springfield
, 36 miles away |
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