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| | If you are in Oregon during backcountry hiking season you have to go backcountry hiking. Hiking in Oregon is a nice way to spend some time. Put on your backcountry backpacking shoes, and hit the backpacking and hiking trail, Molalla Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is a really perfect place to spend some time. The backpacking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your trek. Molalla Trail is positioned a quite long tour from Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, but backpacking |
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and hiking trails like these are perfect. Molalla Trail gets a lot of water; all through December this area sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. The total elevation difference for Molalla Trail is 1,285 feet which is an average number. Molalla Trail is not
| | that long but it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. All through the summer months, highs frequently are in the 70's at Molalla Trail, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Molalla Trail fall into the 30's. These hiking trails here in the Central Cascade Range are the best | |
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way to enjoy these hills. There are so many great outdoors hiking trails in this vicinity. Molalla Trail is 6 miles long it's an average length backpacking trail. This trek shouldn't take more than 5.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Molalla
Trail is a normal length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious great outdoors hiking trail for experienced hikers in perfect shape. Every trail in Oregon is stunning in its own way. This is a two-ended wilderness hiking trail with two trailheads,
so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Magnificent trails in Oregon are in abundance; one of them being Molalla Trail in Clackamas County.
Briefly about the general area:
Don't try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a great time here at Molalla
Trail. Paddling on Clackamas River is so much fun. If you came to camp Skookum Lake Campground is a good spot to do that, and Lost Creek Meadow is a pleasant location here at Molalla Trail.
Peggy Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth a visit, and whitewater
paddling is great on Collawash River. Shower Creek is next to Molalla Trail and is always a delight to visit, and do put some time aside to spend at Bagby Hot Springs since you're here at Molalla Trail. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Central Cascade Range. Camping at B and B Rentals is always a splendid experience, and Pegleg Falls is a tremendous local attraction.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.9352, Longitude -122.204
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.9286, Longitude -122.1533
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = .9 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 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 = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1285 feet
Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
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24 miles away
This Sandy, Oregon hotel is an interior corridor hotel offering guests easy access to Mt. Hood, the Rose Garden Convention Center and the Oregon Zoo at Washington Park. Enjoy beautiful mountain view...
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
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25 miles away
The Resort at The Mountain is the premier Northwest golf and ski resort located in the Highlands of Oregon just an hour east of Portland at the western base of Mt. Hood. The Resort features 160 gues...
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User input for Molalla Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon-Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon-Washington, the metro area neareast to Molalla Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Molalla Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Molalla Trail. |
| | Trails Near Molalla Trail:
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Whetstone Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 1 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1456 feet elevation difference |
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South Fork Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2378 feet elevation difference |
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Nohorn Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 472 feet elevation difference |
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East Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 479 feet elevation difference |
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Thunder Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 3377 feet elevation difference |
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Baty Silver King Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 5 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 335 feet elevation difference |
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Twin Lakes Trail, Marion County
County
, 6 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 888 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Molalla Trail:
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Collawash River, Marion County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV - 5.5 miles long (Mile 5.5 bridge to Two Rivers Picnic Area) |
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Clackamas River, Clackamas County
County
, 11 miles away, Class -blank- - 9.2 miles long (Collawash River to Three Lynx Power Station) |
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Collawash River, Marion County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 5 miles long (Elk Lake Creek to river mile 5.5) |
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Breitenbush River, Marion County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV - 8.2 miles long (Cleator Bend Campground to Detroit Lake) |
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Elkhorn Creek, -blank- County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-V - 10 miles long (to confluence with Little North Santiam) |
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| | Hotels Near Molalla Trail:
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Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
, 24 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 25 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 25 miles away |
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Howard Johnson Gresham, Gresham
, 32 miles away |
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Best Western Pony Soldier Inn-Gresham, Gresham
, 33 miles away |
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