Oregon hiking trails - Red Mountain Trail, Douglas County

   
  Red Mountain Trail is not very right next door to Medford at all, but there's great natural splendor waiting here for you along it. Every Oregon backpacking and hiking trail is different from the others. Hiking and backpacking trails are great and plentiful in Oregon, and Red Mountain Trail is one of them, and it's in Douglas County. For the duration of the months of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Red Mountain Trail. For the period of the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and after the sun
    is down through the winter temperatures at Red Mountain Trail sink into the 30's. Here in Oregon hiking is something that is always fun to do. The total elevation difference for this backpacking and hiking trail is 2,365 feet which is an average number. Please follow all local
rules about fires and camping. This is one of a very small number of trails in this area. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This hiking trail is a normal length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a wonderful challenge. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. With so many outdoors activities available in Oregon you'll never get bored.  
Some parts of this great outdoors trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors trail. This is a backcountry trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Hey, time for a backcountry hike don’t you think? Red Mountain Trail in Douglas County, Oregon is just what you need. Red Mountain Trail is 6.8 miles long it's a mid length walk. The amount of precipitation that falls at Red Mountain Trail is right next door to the national average; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and the driest month is July. You should count on this trek taking about 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.

Briefly about the general area:
Tiller RV Park is a wonderful local campground. Get your pulse rate up on the nice whitewater of Umpqua River - South, and East Fork Applegate Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth visiting.
Devils Flat is a perfect place here at Red Mountain Trail, and there's some flowing water close by, Jack Creek is a stream you can take a look at while you're here. If you came for an overnight stay Tiller Ranger District is a delightful location to camp, and a great location nearby is Cow Creek Gorge.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 42.7722, Longitude -123.0493
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Total in and out hiking length = 6.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2365 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Red Mountain Trail.
 Trails Near Red Mountain Trail:
Canyon Number Three Trail, Douglas County County , 2 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 2792 feet elevation difference
Chicago Trail, Jackson County County , 8 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 2138 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Red Mountain Trail:
Tiller Ranger District, Tiller, 10 miles away
Tiller RV Park, Tiller, 15 miles away
West Fork Trail Creek Mill, Trail, 16 miles away
Medford-Gold Hill KOA, Gold Hill, 16 miles away
Shady Trails RV Park and Campground, Shady Cove, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Red Mountain Trail:
Umpqua River - South, Douglas County County , 10 miles away, Class II-IV - 13.5 miles long (MP 22 to Days Creek)
Umpqua River - South, Douglas County County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 8.5 miles long (Three C Rocks to MP 22)
 National Parks Near Red Mountain Trail:
Oregon Caves National Monument, Cave Junction - OR , 52 miles away
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 63 miles away
 Hotels Near Red Mountain Trail:
Best Western Inn At The Rogue, Grants Pass , 20 miles away
Best Western Canyonville Inn And Suites, Canyonville , 20 miles away
La Quinta Inn Suites White City, White City , 21 miles away
Fairfield Inn And Suites By Marriott Medford, Central Point , 22 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MEDFORD-CENTRAL POINT, Central Point , 22 miles away

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