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| | Hiking here in Oregon is a must. Here in Oregon backcountry hiking is the pleasant thing to do. Oregon has plenty of pleasant wilderness hiking trails, and Mount Wilson Trail is one of them, and it's in Clackamas County. Mount Wilson Trail is a hiking trail rather far from Hood River, but it is an enjoyable site to backcountry walk. The backcountry trails of the Central Cascade Range are a magnificent way to explore these highlands. Finally, backpacking time is here again, and Mount Wilson Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is a glorious site to go. The |
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number of great outdoors trails in this region is not very high. This backcountry trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail tremendous for the average trekker looking for a cool adventure. With its 2.4 miles of
| | walking distance it's shorter than many hiking trails. The high level of rain makes Mount Wilson Trail a reasonably wet place; December is the wettest month with most snow; July is the month with the least moisture. Every single Oregon wilderness hiking trail is worth backcountry hiking. For the period of the days of summer at Mount Wilson Trail temperatures are typically in the 60's with overnight lows in the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are ordinarily in the 30's with temperatures at Mount Wilson Trail dipping down into the 20's through | |
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winter nights. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. Mount Wilson Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. Don’t forget
to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The total elevation difference for Mount Wilson Trail is 1,068 feet which is an average number. You should count on this hike taking about 2 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so
be prepared for that. This hiking trail is not that long but it's always tremendous to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen.
Briefly about the general area: You just can't picture the amount of outdoors cool stuff the Central Cascade Range
has to offer. If you came to camp Lower Twin Campground is a great place to do that; Mount Wilson Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Salmon River Campground is a good local campground.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.0673, Longitude -121.6726 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1068 feet

Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
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13 miles away
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
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24 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Mount Wilson Trail. |
| | Trails Near Mount Wilson Trail:
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Driveway Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 2 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 681 feet elevation difference |
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Wilson Cove Trail, Wasco County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 769 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Mount Wilson Trail:
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
, 13 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 24 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 25 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River
, 32 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 33 miles away |
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