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| | If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backcountry backpacking, it is a wonderful idea. We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and Red Butte Trail in Douglas County, Oregon is the fresh air at its best. Relatively far from Medford you run into Red Butte Trail, but It's always cool to hike here. The high level of rain makes Red Butte Trail a reasonably wet location; all through the month of November you get the most rain around here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Sometimes this backcountry trail gets really dry, so do check |
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for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This is a vicinity covered with lots of wilderness hiking trails. Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of Oregon has its own unique beauty. Summertime brings highs in the 80's
| | to Red Butte Trail. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 40's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's; nighttime lows in the 30's for Red Butte Trail. This backcountry hiking trail has two trailheads, so backcountry backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Being 17.2 miles long; it's a long hiking trail. Some parts of Red Butte Trail are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. | |
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The charming hiking and backpacking trails of the Central Cascade Range are a very glorious way to see these mountains. Red Butte Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This part of Oregon has a brilliant
deal of available outdoors endeavors. This hiking and backpacking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough wilderness hiking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a splendid challenge. Red Butte Trail has a total
elevation difference of 1,909 feet, and that is about average. Great outdoors trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and one of those is Red Butte Trail in Douglas County. Now, this is roughly a 2.5-day backcountry trek, so better have
big backpack to fit all the stuff you need.
Briefly about the general area:
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Hemlock Falls, and a good place like Yellow Jacket Glade here at Red Butte Trail is too tremendous to miss. Be careful coming to the Central Cascade
Range, you might not ever wanna return back home again. Red Butte Trail is pleasant enough to spend more than a day at, Big Twin Lakes Campground is a pleasant local campground.
If you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Little
River; needless to say Last Creek flows through this region. And that's not all you can do here at Red Butte Trail. There's so much to do here at Red Butte Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Buckhead Mountain Campground is a great place for that, and don’t forget to
explore Horn Prairie while you're here at Red Butte Trail. A tour to Yakso Falls will fill your soul with good feelings; whitewater paddling is brilliant on Umpqua River - North.
Yeah, come up here to the Central Cascade Range for a brilliant time. Junction Creek is a stream that you may bump into during your stay; you don't ought to go far to enjoy Umpqua National Forest.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.1404, Longitude -122.7862
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.1897, Longitude -122.7058
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 17.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 17.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 1909 feet
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Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove
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38 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Medford, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Medford, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Red Butte Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Red Butte Trail, Central Cascade Range, Douglas County, Oregon
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La Quinta Inn and Suites White City, White City
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38 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Red Butte Trail. |
| | Trails Near Red Butte Trail:
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Panther Trail, Douglas County
County
, 7 miles away, 9.3 hiking miles, 3150 feet elevation difference |
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Mott Trail, Douglas County
County
, 8 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3396 feet elevation difference |
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Straight Creek Trail, Douglas County
County
, 8 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 2918 feet elevation difference |
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Freezeout Trail, Douglas County
County
, 10 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 583 feet elevation difference |
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Williams Creek Trail, Douglas County
County
, 10 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 2407 feet elevation difference |
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Twin Lakes Trail, Douglas County
County
, 11 miles away, 11.2 hiking miles, 4061 feet elevation difference |
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Acker Divide Trail, Douglas County
County
, 11 miles away, 10.8 hiking miles, 1953 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Red Butte Trail:
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Little River, Douglas County
County
, 5 miles away, Class -blank- - 8 miles long (FS Road 165 to White Creek Campground) |
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Umpqua River - North, Douglas County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III - 25.5 miles long (Soda Springs to Deadline Falls) |
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Umpqua River - South, Douglas County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Campbell Falls to Three C Rock) |
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Jackson Creek, Douglas County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Cover Camp to FS 31) |
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Steamboat Creek, Douglas County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (Steamboat Falls to Canton Creek Campground) |
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| | Hotels Near Red Butte Trail:
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 34 miles away |
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Moonstone Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove
, 38 miles away |
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La Quinta Inn and Suites White City, White City
, 38 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove
, 38 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express COTTAGE GROVE, Cottage Grove
, 38 miles away |
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