Oregon hiking trails - Ragged Rocks Trail, Blue Mountains, Grant County

   
  Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Ragged Rocks Trail in Grant County, Oregon is an outstanding selection. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backpacking, it is something that is always fun to do. Ragged Rocks Trail is in a relatively deserted neighborhood, and you always have an outstanding time when you're backcountry hiking along it. Even though this is not a very long wilderness trail it's always splendid to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Ragged Rocks Trail is 1.8 miles long it's shorter than many backpacking
    and hiking trails. The total elevation difference for Ragged Rocks Trail is 673 feet which is a lower than average number. This is one of a very small number of hiking and backpacking trails in this area. Wilderness hiking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all
over Oregon, and Ragged Rocks Trail in Grant County is one of them. Ragged Rocks Trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious hiking and backpacking trail for the average person looking for a glorious adventure. Ragged Rocks Trail is pretty dried out usually; throughout the month of May you get the most rain around here; the driest of the months is July. Hiking trails like this one here in the Blue Mountains are a really magnificent way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. While visiting this vicinity  
in Oregon it's a perfect idea to go backcountry backpacking too. This is a one trailhead trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. This hike shouldn't take more than 1.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of Oregon has its own character. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There's not much difference in elevation along the backpacking and hiking trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Summertime highs at Ragged Rocks Trail generally tend to be in the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's generally in the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's, and night lows at Ragged Rocks Trail through the wintertime generally sink into the 20's. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go.

Briefly about the general area:
Now, you may feel that's loads but there's even more exciting stuff to do here in the Blue Mountains. Why not camp at Deerhorn Campground while you're here at Ragged Rocks Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Indian Springs Campground is a good spot to camp.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.6005, Longitude -118.7251
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Total in and out hiking length = 1.8 miles

Total climbing distance = .6 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 673 feet


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