Oregon hiking trails - Millican Crater Trail, Central Cascade Range, Deschutes County

   
  With so many outdoors pursuits available in Oregon you'll never get bored. Millican Crater Trail is not very close to Bend at all, but it is one of many good trails in this region. Backcountry hiking in Oregon is a great idea. There are plenty of hiking and backpacking trails in Oregon; each one of them is wonderful in its own way. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 8 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of great outdoors trails. With its
    9 miles of walking distance it's an average length hiking and backpacking trail. Millican Crater Trail mostly gets a great deal of precipitation; December is the month that gets the most rain while July is typically the driest month. Sometimes this backcountry trail gets really
dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Millican Crater Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,128 feet which is about average. Millican Crater Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. Backcountry hiking here in the Central Cascade Range is a very good way to see these highlands. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There are hiking  
and backpacking trails all over Oregon, and Millican Crater Trail is one of them, and it's in Deschutes County. This is a two-ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. Hitting the trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Millican Crater Trail in Deschutes County, Oregon is a great spot to go. All through the warmest time of the year here at Millican Crater Trail, high temperatures usually reach the 70's; the nighttime is slightly chillier of course, mostly in the 40's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 30's while Millican Crater Trail nighttime low temperatures during the winter are in the 20's. Keep in mind that this is a long backcountry trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. The length of Millican Crater Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a great challenge.

Briefly about the general area:
You can run the rapids of Metolius River next to Millican Crater Trail; Minnie Scott Spring is a gorgeous site to visit while you're at Millican Crater Trail. Just can't get enough of the Central Cascade Range.
Don’t forget to check out The Island since you're here at Millican Crater Trail, and let's not forget Alder Creek which is a stream that you may come across during your stay. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Central Cascade Range. Get your pulse rate up on the fine whitewater of Squaw Creek, and Suttle Lake Resort and Marina is a great campground here. Any time is a wonderful time at Millican Crater Trail if you go for the outdoors. A short trip to Pole Creek Spring is always worthwhile; Millican Crater Trail is a good place to camp, Blue Lake Resort is a good place.
Nearby Scott Pass is a magnificent spot to go if you're at Millican Crater Trail, and Chief Joseph Island is a wonderful location here at Millican Crater Trail.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.2606, Longitude -121.7854
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.2416, Longitude -121.7174
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1128 feet


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 Trails Near Millican Crater Trail:
Scott Trail, Deschutes County County , 5 miles away,  19.8 hiking miles, 1989 feet elevation difference
Green Lakes Trail, Deschutes County County , 5 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 929 feet elevation difference
Obsidian Trail, Lane County County , 7 miles away,  11.6 hiking miles, 2161 feet elevation difference
Little Belknap Trail, Linn County County , 7 miles away, 11.4 hiking miles, 1726 feet elevation difference
Cache Lake Trail, Jefferson County County , 8 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 428 feet elevation difference
Hand Lake Trail, Lane County County , 9 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 224 feet elevation difference
South Loop Cut Off, Linn County County , 9 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 208 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Millican Crater Trail:
Suttle Lake Resort and Marina, Sisters, 9 miles away
Blue Lake Resort, Sisters, 10 miles away
Circle Five RV and Mobile Home Park, Sisters, 10 miles away
Mountain Shadow RV Park, Sisters, 14 miles away
Black Butte Resort, Camp Sherman, 15 miles away
 Whitewater Near Millican Crater Trail:
Squaw Creek, Deschutes County County , 10 miles away, Class IV+ - 6.5 miles long (FS 1514 Bridge to Gaging Station)
Metolius River, Jefferson County County , 20 miles away, Class III-IV - 28.5 miles long (Riverside Forest Campground to Lake Billy Chinook)
 Hotels Near Millican Crater Trail:
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters , 13 miles away
Five Pine Lodge, Sisters , 15 miles away
The Inn Of The Seventh Mountain, Bend , 28 miles away
Sunriver Resort, Sunriver , 28 miles away
The Pines at Sunriver, Sunriver , 29 miles away
 Lakes Near Millican Crater Trail
Yapoah Lake, Deschutes County , 1 miles away
South Matthieu Lake, Deschutes County , 2 miles away

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