Oregon hiking trails - Mount Wilson Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County

   
  Mount Wilson Trail is a long journey away from Hood River, but you always have a splendid time when you're backcountry trekking along it. Here in Oregon backcountry backpacking never gets boring. There are plenty of great outdoors trails in Oregon; each one of them is lovely in its own way. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Mount Wilson Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,068 feet which is about average. Hiking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and Mount Wilson
    Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. With its 2.4 miles of walking distance it's a short hiking and backpacking trail. This backpacking and hiking trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking and backpacking trail great for the
average backcountry hiker looking for a fun adventure. Mount Wilson Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking and backpacking trail. Summer brings highs in the 60's to Mount Wilson Trail with night lows in the 40's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Mount Wilson Trail are in the 20's. Mount Wilson Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most snow, and July  
is when it's the driest. Trekking in Oregon is such a splendid thing to do. There are not too many hiking and backpacking trails in this vicinity. Mount Wilson Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Wilderness hiking trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a really nice way to spend quality time in nature. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 2 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Can’t wait to get out in the wilderness, Mount Wilson Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is just the place. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go.

Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not enough there's heaps more amusing things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Why not camp at Lower Twin Campground while you're here at Mount Wilson Trail; if you came for an overnight stay Salmon River Campground is a good place to camp.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.0673, Longitude -121.6726
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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


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Driveway Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 681 feet elevation difference
Wilson Cove Trail, Wasco County County , 2 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 769 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Mount Wilson Trail:
Lower Twin Campground, Wasco County, 8 miles away
Salmon River Campground, Clackamas County, 11 miles away
White River Park Campground, Hood River County, 11 miles away
Lemiti Campground, Clackamas County, 12 miles away
High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Government Camp, 13 miles away
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 13 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 24 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 25 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 32 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 33 miles away

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