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| | This part of Oregon is always a bliss to take a look at during backpacking season. There are many perfect hiking and backpacking trails in Oregon, and Park Saddle Trail in Union County is one of them. Put on your trekking shoes, and hit the hiking trail, Park Saddle Trail in Union County, Oregon is just the place. Trekking here in the Blue Mountains is a really glorious way to spend quality time in the wilderness. A long trip separates La Grande from Park Saddle Trail, but it's one of those places where trekking is fine. Park Saddle Trail has two trailheads, |
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so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Of course, this is an overnight trek, 2 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. When you're here in Oregon backpacking along one of its hiking and backpacking trails
| | never gets boring. The wilderness hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness hiking trail. This is a region covered with lots of trails. For the duration of the long summer days highs here at Park Saddle Trail get into the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. Through the wintertime the highs are frequently in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Park Saddle Trail. There are numerous hiking and backpacking | |
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trails in Oregon, and each one is different from the others. This hiking and backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,154 feet which is about average. Sometimes this trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go.
Now this trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This hiking trail is a hiking trail of glorious length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this trail tremendous
for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Around Park Saddle Trail you don’t get a lot of rain; all through the month of January you get the most snow around here while July is commonly the driest month. With its 14.8 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer walk.
Briefly
about the general area:
Drift down the rapids of Grande Ronde River in a kayak, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Elk Wallow Spring. There's so much to do here at Park Saddle Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Time and a Half Campground is a nice
site for that; everybody loves Friday Meadow.
Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff truly is bountiful here in the Blue Mountains. Some nearby water includes Little Meadow Creek. There's no way someone can get bored here in the Blue Mountains. A delightful site to stop by close to
Park Saddle Trail is Deadwood Gulch, and don't leave Park Saddle Trail without first paying a visit to Park Saddle Spring. There's just no way anybody can get bored here at Park Saddle Trail. Marion Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth checking out; Park Saddle
Trail is not far at all from La Grande.
If you came to camp North Fork Anthony Campground is a pleasant location to do that; Limber Jim Meadow is a nice spot.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.1556, Longitude -118.321
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.0939, Longitude -118.2172
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1154 feet
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16 miles away
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17 miles away
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User input for Park Saddle Trail, Blue Mountains, Union County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near La Grande, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of La Grande, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Park Saddle Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Park Saddle Trail, Blue Mountains, Union County, Oregon
Local climate location: LA GRANDE 15 miles away
        
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Lagrande Super 8 Motel, La Grande
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17 miles away
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, La Grande
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17 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Park Saddle Trail. |
| | Trails Near Park Saddle Trail:
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Hoodoo Trail, Union County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 708 feet elevation difference |
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Marion Jordan Trail, Union County
County
, 2 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1298 feet elevation difference |
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Boulevard Trail, Union County
County
, 5 miles away, 6.1 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference |
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Beatty Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 6 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 490 feet elevation difference |
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Little Dark Canyon Trail, Union County
County
, 15 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 219 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Park Saddle Trail:
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-IV - 17 miles long (Tony Vey Meadow to Red Bridge State Park) |
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 9 miles away, Class II - 8 miles long (Red Bridge State Park to Hilgard Junction State Park) |
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 14 miles away, Class II-IV - 9 miles long (Hilgard Junction State Park to Riverside City Park) |
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 25 miles away, Class I - 32 miles long (Riverside City Park to Elgin) |
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John Day River - North Fork, Grant/ Umatilla County
County
, 29 miles away, Class II-III - 41 miles long (Route 52 Bridge to Dale) |
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| | Hotels Near Park Saddle Trail:
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La Grande Travelodge, La Grande
, 16 miles away |
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Best Value Sandman Inn-La Grande, La Grande
, 17 miles away |
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Lagrande Super 8 Motel, La Grande
, 17 miles away |
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, La Grande
, 17 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 35 miles away |
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