Oregon hiking trails - Nohorn Trail, Central Cascade Range, Clackamas County

   
  Perfect trails in Oregon are in abundance, and Nohorn Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. This part of Oregon is always a joy to explore during backcountry trekking season. Nohorn Trail is located a rather long tour from Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, but when you trek it you're always having a perfect time. Nohorn Trail is 3.8 miles long it's a short hiking trail. Gotta get out of the city man, and Nohorn Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is a perfect spot to go. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. You
    spend the whole trek in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Great outdoors hiking
trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these hills. This hiking and backpacking trail is a very short hiking and backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a magnificent wilderness trail for the average person looking for a magnificent adventure. The high level of rainfall makes Nohorn Trail a pretty wet spot; the wettest month of the year is frequently December, that's the one that rains the most; July is the month with the least moisture. Each one of the many trails of Oregon  
has its own character. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors hiking trail is 472 feet, and that is lower than average. Nohorn Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Backpacking here in Oregon is always an exciting thing to do. Through the warmest time of the year at Nohorn Trail temperatures are generally in the 70's while night lows are commonly in the 50's. All through the winter highs are in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Nohorn Trail. This hike shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding neighborhood.

Briefly about the general area:
There's so much to do here at Nohorn Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Skookum Lake Campground is a good spot for that; Hugh Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth going to.
There's no way anyone can get bored here in the Central Cascade Range. Nohorn Trail is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, B and B Rentals is a tremendous local campground; some nearby water includes Skin Creek.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.9358, Longitude -122.2058
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.9169, Longitude -122.2283
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 472 feet


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 Trails Near Nohorn Trail:
Baty Silver King Trail, Clackamas County County , 2 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 335 feet elevation difference
South Fork Mountain Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 2378 feet elevation difference
Molalla Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1285 feet elevation difference
Whetstone Trail, Clackamas County County , 3 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1456 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Nohorn Trail:
Skookum Lake Campground, Clackamas County, 5 miles away
B and B Rentals, Detroit, 7 miles away
Detroit Lake State Park, -blank-, 10 miles away
Cascade Sports Camp, Lyons, 12 miles away
Pelton Park, Estacada, 14 miles away
 Hotels Near Nohorn Trail:
Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy , 24 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 27 miles away
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Howard Johnson Gresham, Gresham , 31 miles away
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