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| | Backcountry backpacking in Oregon never gets boring. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Pyramid Trail in Lane County, Oregon is the outdoors at its best. Oregon has lots of outdoors pastimes. This trek shouldn't take more than 8 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. At Pyramid Trail through the long summer days highs are in the 80's; the overnight is slightly chillier of course, commonly in the 40's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 40's while |
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the cold winter nights at Pyramid Trail are in the 20's. Pyramid Trail is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out hike. There are so many great outdoors trails in this vicinity. The total elevation difference for Pyramid Trail is 3,174 feet
| | which is higher than average. There are plenty of wilderness hiking trails in Oregon; each one of them has its own unique attractiveness. Pyramid Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Pyramid Trail is very far from the least distant full-size town, and many people like to backcountry trek here to be close to the outdoors. With its 8.8 miles of walking distance it's an average length backpacking | |
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and hiking trail. Pyramid Trail commonly gets a good deal of rainfall; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Different parts of Pyramid Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to
be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking and hiking trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Hiking here in the Central Cascade Range is a very great way to see these mountaintops. The length of this backcountry trail is about
average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a wonderful challenge. Oregon has plenty of nice wilderness hiking trails, and one of those is Pyramid Trail in Lane County.
Briefly
about the general area:
There's so much to do here at Pyramid Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Patio RV Park is a great site for that. So many entertaining things to do in the Central Cascade Range, not sufficient time. There's some flowing water close by, Pat
Creek is a stream you can have a look at while here, and McKenzie River - South Fork is a glorious whitewater spot nearby.
This river is a great place to visit. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Pyramid Trail has to offer, you can camp at Twin Springs Campground,
and if you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Horse Creek. Rebel Creek flows through this area, and Beeler Spring is always fun to check out.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.0166, Longitude -122.1672
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 8.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Total elevation difference: 3174 feet
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28 miles away
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38 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Pyramid Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon
Local climate location: MC KENZIE BRIDGE R S 6 miles away
      
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Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters
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43 miles away
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43 miles away
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Pyramid Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Pyramid Trail. |
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Rebel Rock Trail, Lane County
County
, 1 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 3608 feet elevation difference |
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Tipsoo Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 2848 feet elevation difference |
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Saddle Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 1641 feet elevation difference |
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Tuckta Trail, Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference |
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Hiyu Trail, Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1264 feet elevation difference |
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Grasshopper Trail, Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, 10.2 hiking miles, 2109 feet elevation difference |
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Olallie Trail, Lane County
County
, 7 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 735 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Pyramid Trail:
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McKenzie River - South Fork, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Dutch Oven Camp to Cougar Reservoir) |
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Horse Creek, Lane County
County
, 7 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River) |
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Lookout Creek, -blank- County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 2.5 miles long (2.5 miles above Blue River to Blue River) |
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Blue River, Linn/ Lane County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 4 miles long (Quentin Creek to Blue River Reservoir) |
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Quartz Creek, Lane County
County
, 14 miles away, Class II-IV - 5 miles long (Quartz Creek Road Mile 7.5 Bridge to Mile 2 Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Pyramid Trail:
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Sleepy Hollow Motel, Blue River
, 10 miles away |
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Arbor Inn, Oakridge
, 26 miles away |
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Oakridge Motel, Oakridge
, 26 miles away |
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Cascade Motel & Storage, Oakridge
, 27 miles away |
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 28 miles away |
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