Oregon hiking trails - Minto Pass Trail, Central Cascade Range, Linn County

   
  We all need to get out in the outdoors once in a while, and Minto Pass Trail in Linn County, Oregon is the outdoors at its best. Magnificent great outdoors trails in Oregon are in abundance, and Minto Pass Trail is one of them, and it's in Linn County. Every Oregon great outdoors trail is different from the others. This hiking trail is a mid length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors hiking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a nice challenge. Minto Pass Trail is a relatively wet place usually
    with a good deal of rainfall; most of the rain falls during December, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking and hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Minto Pass Trail is not very close to Bend at all, but backpacking
along this great outdoors hiking trail is very fun. Being 8.4 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. Sometimes this backpacking and hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. While visiting this neighborhood in Oregon it's a glorious idea to go backpacking too. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding region. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Minto Pass Trail while overnight lows are usually in the 40's. Throughout the winter this place gets highs in the  
30's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Minto Pass Trail. These hiking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are a very pleasant way to see these hills. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The total elevation difference for Minto Pass Trail is 967 feet which is lower than average. Backcountry backpacking here in Oregon is the glorious thing to do. You spend the whole backcountry walk in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 7.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable things at Minto Pass Trail. It's always pleasant to explore Two Springs, and Minto Pass Trail is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Cold Springs Resort is a glorious local campground. But wait, there's more exciting stuff to do in the Central Cascade Range. Do set aside some time for Bear Valley Lake if you're here at Minto Pass Trail, and some nearby water includes Horse Pasture Creek.
Marion Creek is a good whitewater spot near Minto Pass Trail, and why not take a little spree to Eight Lakes Creek if you're here. Don’t forget to go to Canyon Creek Meadows since you're here at Minto Pass Trail, and Minto Pass is another splendid place to stop by close by. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Central Cascade Range.
In the event that you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Metolius River; if you came to camp Black Butte Resort is a splendid site to do that.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.4974, Longitude -121.7868
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Total in and out hiking length = 8.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Total elevation difference: 967 feet


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 Trails Near Minto Pass Trail:
Summit Trail, Jefferson County County , 2 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1790 feet elevation difference
Brush Creek Trail, Jefferson County County , 3 miles away,  6.4 hiking miles, 1347 feet elevation difference
Little Lake Trail, Jefferson County County , 3 miles away, 6.3 hiking miles, 1199 feet elevation difference
Swallow Lake Trail, Linn County County , 4 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 3182 feet elevation difference
Round Lake Trail, Jefferson County County , 4 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 627 feet elevation difference
Blue Lake Trail, Linn County County , 5 miles away,  13.2 hiking miles, 2356 feet elevation difference
Cabot Lake Trail, Jefferson County County , 5 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 941 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Minto Pass Trail:
Black Butte Resort, Camp Sherman, 12 miles away
Cold Springs Resort, Camp Sherman, 12 miles away
Wizard Falls Campground, Jefferson County, 12 miles away
Suttle Lake Resort and Marina, Sisters, 13 miles away
Trout Lake Campground, Jefferson County, 15 miles away
 Whitewater Near Minto Pass Trail:
Marion Creek, Linn County County , 8 miles away, Class IV(V) - 7 miles long (Gooch Falls)
Metolius River, Jefferson County County , 18 miles away, Class III-IV - 28.5 miles long (Riverside Forest Campground to Lake Billy Chinook)
 Hotels Near Minto Pass Trail:
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters , 13 miles away
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters , 20 miles away
Five Pine Lodge, Sisters , 22 miles away
The Inn Of The Seventh Mountain, Bend , 39 miles away
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 39 miles away
 Lakes Near Minto Pass Trail
Marion Lake, Linn County , 4 miles away
Round Lake, Jefferson County , 4 miles away

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