Oregon hiking trails - Pen Way Trail, Central Cascade Range, Wasco County

   
  Oregon has lots of outdoors endeavors. Rather far from City of The Dalles you discover Pen Way Trail, but backcountry trekking along this backcountry trail is very enjoyable. Can’t wait to get out in the wilderness, Pen Way Trail in Wasco County, Oregon is an outstanding site for getting out. During the summer at Pen Way Trail temperatures are regularly in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. During the winter highs are mostly in the 40's; nighttime lows in the 20's for Pen Way Trail. Pen Way Trail has a total elevation difference
    of 1,030 feet which is an average number. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This wilderness hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. There are wilderness trails all over Oregon, and Pen Way Trail
in Wasco County is one of them. Every Oregon wilderness trail has its own character. Being 2.4 miles long it's shorter than many trails. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. There are so many wilderness trails in this neighborhood. This hike shouldn't take more than 2 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck  
so be prepared for that. Even though this is not a very long hiking and backpacking trail it's always perfect to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This trail is a very short trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a fine wilderness trail for the average person looking for a fine adventure. Pen Way Trail gets a common amount of yearly precipitation; December is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is July. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a really great way to spend quality time in the wilderness. When you're here in Oregon backcountry trekking along one of its wilderness trails is a brilliant idea.

Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not sufficient there's a load more exciting things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Pen Way Trail is splendid enough to spend more than a day at, Dam Campground is a splendid local campground. There's so much to do here at Pen Way Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort is a glorious location for that, and this is a popular spot for people from City of The Dalles.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3358, Longitude -121.3804
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Total in and out hiking length = 2.4 miles

Total climbing distance = .9 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1030 feet


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 Trails Near Pen Way Trail:
Ball Point Trail, Wasco County County , 1 miles away,  5.8 hiking miles, 1641 feet elevation difference
Tygh Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 2 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3805 feet elevation difference
Little Badger Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 2 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2826 feet elevation difference
Fifteenmile Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 1677 feet elevation difference
Jordan Cutoff Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 616 feet elevation difference
Cedar Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away,  8 hiking miles, 1830 feet elevation difference
Gordon Butte Trail, Wasco County County , 4 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 2141 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Pen Way Trail:
Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort, Tygh Valley, 8 miles away
Dam Campground, Wasco County, 10 miles away
Clinger Campground, Hood River County, 12 miles away
Nottingham Campground, Hood River County, 13 miles away
Wasco County Fairgrounds, Tygh Valley, 14 miles away
 Hotels Near Pen Way Trail:
Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles , 19 miles away
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Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 20 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 21 miles away
Celilo Inn, The Dalles , 22 miles away

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