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| | Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, if you happen to be in Deschutes County of Oregon, Moore Creek Trail is a brilliant local wilderness hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Going for a trek here in Oregon is always an amusing thing to do. There are so many nice hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry trekking in Oregon, and Moore Creek Trail in Deschutes County is one of them. Moore Creek Trail is a two ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it |
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just one way. The length of Moore Creek Trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail glorious for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this neighborhood.
| | Moore Creek Trail is 20.2 miles long; it's a long hiking trail. There are plenty of hiking and backpacking trails in Oregon; each one of them is worth backcountry trekking. Sometimes this great outdoors hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Pretty far from Bend you bump into Moore Creek Trail, but it is a brilliant wilderness hiking trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. All the water falling down from | |
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the sky makes Moore Creek Trail a wet place; December is the month that gets the most rain while July is regularly the driest month. Backcountry hiking here in Oregon is a must. The total elevation difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 1,397 feet which is about average.
Backcountry hiking here in the Central Cascade Range is a very good way to see these summits. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Of course, this is an overnight hike, 3 days normally, so better have big backpack
to fit all the stuff you need. The warmest time of the year at Moore Creek Trail comes with high temperatures in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 40's. Highs through the wintertime are generally in the 40's; night lows at Moore Creek Trail through
the wintertime generally plunge into the 20's. You spend the whole hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area:
Moore Creek Trail is a perfect location to visit for more
than one day, North Wickiup Campground is a perfect location to camp nearby, and Maiden Peak Saddle is absolutely a great place to have a look at. Not sufficient hours in a day to enjoy this location. Shelter Cove Resort is a magnificent campground nearby, and a short visit to
Cold Spring is always worthwhile.
McCord Cabin Spring is always fun to check out; you are near Chinquapin Point if you're here. Be careful coming to the Central Cascade Range, you might not ever wanna return back home again. Yeah, come up here to the Central Cascade Range for
a great time. A pleasant tour to Clover Meadow is a brilliant way to spend an afternoon, and hey, Antler Creek is a pleasant local stream.
While you're here at Moore Creek Trail it's a good idea to pop by Long Meadow, and some of the water nearby flows, like Douglas Creek.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.6362, Longitude -121.8584
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.6734, Longitude -122.0195
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 20.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 20.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 1397 feet
Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
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30 miles away
Stay at this La Pine, Oregon hotel, a central location to five of the major recreational areas in Oregon including Crater Lake and the 14 lake Cascade Lakes. Welcome to the Best Western Newberry Sta...
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Sunriver Resort, Sunriver
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36 miles away
Sunriver Resort is located at the foot of the Cascade Mountain range in Central Oregon- 15 miles south of Bend. A four-star- full-service resort for family- couples and business. Offering world-class ...
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User input for Moore Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Deschutes County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Bend, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Bend, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Moore Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Moore Creek Trail, Central Cascade Range, Deschutes County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Moore Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Moore Creek Trail:
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Twin Peaks Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 7.9 hiking miles, 1368 feet elevation difference |
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Maiden Peak Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 3274 feet elevation difference |
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Crater Butte Trail, Klamath County
County
, 7 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 881 feet elevation difference |
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Fawn Lake Trail, Klamath County
County
, 8 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 863 feet elevation difference |
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Crain Prairie Trail, Lane County
County
, 8 miles away, 18.3 hiking miles, 504 feet elevation difference |
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Pretty Lake Trail, Klamath County
County
, 8 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1098 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Ray Trail, Lane County
County
, 8 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 1058 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Moore Creek Trail:
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Deschutes River, Deschutes County
County
, 20 miles away, Class I-IV - 9 miles long (Wickiup Dam to Pringle Falls) |
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McKenzie River - South Fork, Lane County
County
, 25 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Dutch Oven Camp to Cougar Reservoir) |
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Horse Creek, Lane County
County
, 27 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River) |
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Deschutes River, Deschutes County
County
, 27 miles away, Class I-II - 16 miles long (Pringle Falls to Big River Campground) |
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Hills Creek, Lane County
County
, 28 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir) |
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| | Hotels Near Moore Creek Trail:
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Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
, 30 miles away |
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Sunriver Resort, Sunriver
, 36 miles away |
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The Pines at Sunriver, Sunriver
, 37 miles away |
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 38 miles away |
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The Inn Of The Seventh Mountain, Bend
, 41 miles away |
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