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

   
  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
    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  
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.

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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 Trails Near Mount Wilson Trail:
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
 Hotels Near Mount Wilson Trail:
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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