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| | Fine hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance, and one of these is Minetop Trail in Morrow County. There are numerous hiking trails in Oregon, and each one is beautiful in its own way. Pretty far from Pendleton-Hermiston you come across Minetop Trail, but it is one of many good great outdoors hiking trails in this vicinity. This wilderness hiking trail is a normal length wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough wilderness hiking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a great challenge. |
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Minetop Trail is 6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry trek. The total elevation difference for this trail is 931 feet which is lower than average. The warmest time of the year at Minetop Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. For the duration of the dark hours
| | of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. For the duration of the winter the highs are typically in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Minetop Trail are in the 20's. This is one of a very small number of wilderness hiking trails in this area. Sometimes this great outdoors trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Oregon is a tremendous outdoors state. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and if you happen to be | |
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in Morrow County of Oregon, Minetop Trail is a fine local great outdoors hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Here in the good state of Oregon backcountry trekking is a magnificent way to spend some time. This is not a very long great outdoors trail but it's always perfect
to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. You should count on this backcountry walk taking about 5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Great outdoors trails like this one here in the Blue Mountains
are a tremendous way to explore these hills. Minetop Trail is pretty dried up commonly; November is the month that gets the most rain; the driest month of the year is July. There's not much difference in elevation along the great outdoors hiking trail, so you get pretty much the
same conditions along the whole great outdoors hiking trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Minetop Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally.
Briefly about the general area:
Don't leave
Minetop Trail without first paying a visit to Circle Bar Spring, and why not a little side visit to Bear Creek. A splendid site close to Minetop Trail is Mulligan Stew Canyon, and hey, Swale Creek is a nice local stream.
Any time is a great time at Minetop Trail if you like
the outdoors. Visiting John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is just something you need to do if you haven't yet. While you're here at Minetop Trail it's a perfect idea to take a look at Gilman Flat. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Minetop Trail has to offer,
you can camp at Elkhorn Tavern and RV Park. And that's not all there is to do here in the Blue Mountains. Skookum Spring is an inspiring place to check out while you're here; do set aside some time for Mahogany Flat if you're here at Minetop Trail.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.9885, Longitude -119.3953
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Total elevation difference: 931 feet
Comfort Inn & Suites, Hermiston
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39 miles away
Hermiston, where East/West meets North/South, with easy access to Seattle, Portland, Boise, and Salt Lake. The hotel is located on the interstate. Just a short trip to downtown or the Umatilla area. W...
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Best Western Hermiston Inn, Hermiston
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42 miles away
Enjoy convenient access to Wal-Mart Distribution Center and the Pendleton Roundup while staying at this Hermiston, Oregon hotel. Welcome to the Best Western Hermiston Inn where guests will receive t...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Pendleton-Hermiston, Oregon
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Current weather conditions at Minetop Trail, Blue Mountains, Morrow County, Oregon
Local climate location: HEPPNER 12 miles away
      
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Oak Tree Inn Hermiston, Hermiston
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42 miles away
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Oxford Suites Hermiston, Hermiston
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43 miles away
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Copple Butte Trail, Morrow County
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, 7 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 615 feet elevation difference |
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Madison Butte Trail, Morrow County
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, 7 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Minetop Trail:
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Comfort Inn & Suites, Hermiston
, 39 miles away |
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Best Western Hermiston Inn, Hermiston
, 42 miles away |
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Oak Tree Inn Hermiston, Hermiston
, 42 miles away |
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Oxford Suites Hermiston, Hermiston
, 43 miles away |
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Best Western John Day Inn, John Day
, 43 miles away |
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