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

   
  Hey, time for a trek don’t you think? Pen Way Trail in Wasco County, Oregon is a really good location to spend some time. Pen Way Trail is a long tour away from City of The Dalles, but backcountry trekking it is always enjoyable. In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 2 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The yearly rainfall here at Pen Way Trail is about average; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain while
    July is mostly the driest month. Each wilderness hiking trail in Oregon is well worth a trek. The beautiful great outdoors trails of the Central Cascade Range are a very great way to see these summits. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors trail is 1,030 feet which
is about average. Glorious wilderness hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance, and one of those is Pen Way Trail in Wasco County. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Pen Way Trail is a very short great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness trail fine for the average walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Pen Way Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Pen Way Trail.  
When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Pen Way Trail sink into the 20's. With its 2.4 miles of walking distance it's a short backpacking trail. Going for a trek here in Oregon is something that is always fun to do. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. There's not much difference in elevation along the backpacking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backpacking trail. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is just one of a large number of wilderness trails in this region.

Briefly about the general area:
Just can't get enough of the Central Cascade Range. If you came for an overnight stay Dam Campground is a perfect place to camp. While you're here at Pen Way Trail you will meet lots of people from nearby City of The Dalles, and why not camp at Pine Hollow Lakeside Resort if you're here at Pen Way Trail.

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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Local climate location: HOOD RIVER EXP STATION 6 miles away

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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
The Dalles Super 8 Motel, The Dalles , 19 miles away
The Dalles Inn, The Dalles , 19 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 20 miles away
Sunset Motel Hood River, Hood River , 21 miles away

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