Oregon hiking trails - Mirror Lake Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County

   
  When you're here in Oregon backcountry backpacking along one of its trails is something that is always fun to do. Outdoors people generally like this part of Oregon. Hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and Mirror Lake Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This backcountry trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. At parts of the year this neighborhood
    sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. High temperatures at Mirror Lake Trail during the summer are in the 70's with nighttime lows in the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with
highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows during the winter for Mirror Lake Trail tend to be in the 30's. This is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out trek. Mirror Lake Trail is a long trip away from Hood River, but it is a really magnificent great outdoors trail. You spend the whole walk in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness hiking trail. You should count on this walk taking about 1.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit  
faster. Every Oregon trail is well worth a walk. Trekking here in the Central Cascade Range is a glorious way to explore these mountains. The total elevation difference for this backcountry hiking trail is 676 feet which is lower than average. Hitting the great outdoors trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Mirror Lake Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is such a wonderful place. With its 1.6 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type walk. This wilderness trail is a very short wilderness trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail great for the average trekker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Mirror Lake Trail ordinarily gets a good deal of precipitation; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is when it's the driest. This is just one of a large number of backpacking trails in this area.

Briefly about the general area:
A great location to go to in close proximity to Mirror Lake Trail is Little Zigzag Canyon, and Mirror Lake Trail is a fine place to visit for more than one day, Twin Bridges Campground is a fine place to camp nearby. Having a fine time in the Central Cascade Range is easy. During your journey to Mirror Lake Trail you'll meet some people from Hood River for sure, and Yocum Falls is an inspiring place to pop by while here.
Barlow Campground is a glorious campground nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3056, Longitude -121.7916
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Total in and out hiking length = 1.6 miles

Total climbing distance = .7 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 676 feet


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 Trails Near Mirror Lake Trail:
Wind Creek Trail, Clackamas County County , 1 miles away,  4.8 hiking miles, 1702 feet elevation difference
Pioneer Bridle Trail, Clackamas County County , 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1256 feet elevation difference
Tom Dick Trail, Clackamas County County , 1 miles away,  5 hiking miles, 1309 feet elevation difference
Paradise Park Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away,  11.2 hiking miles, 3481 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Mirror Lake Trail:
Barlow Campground, Clackamas County, 1 miles away
Twin Bridges Campground, Clackamas County, 2 miles away
High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Government Camp, 3 miles away
Devils Meadow Campground, Clackamas County, 3 miles away
Nanitch Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
 Hotels Near Mirror Lake Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 2 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 12 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 12 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 19 miles away
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 20 miles away
 Lakes Near Mirror Lake Trail
Mirror Lake, Clackamas County , 0 miles away
Trillium Lake, Clackamas County , 4 miles away

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