Oregon hiking trails - Rock Spring Trail, Wallowa Mountains, Union County

   
  Going for a backcountry trek here in Oregon is a good way to spend some time. Oregon is a perfect spot for hikers. You'll have got to go far from La Grande to get to Rock Spring Trail, but It's always enjoyable to backcountry walk here. You should count on this walk taking about 5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Rock Spring Trail is a normal length wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail wonderful for the average backcountry trekker looking for an enjoyable
    adventure. The wilderness hiking trails of the Wallowa Mountains are a perfect way to explore these mountaintops. With its 5.6 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry trek. There are not too many backpacking trails in this area. Each one of the many wilderness trails
of Oregon has something unique to offer. This wilderness hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Rock Spring Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. There are so many great wilderness trails for hiking in Oregon; among these are Rock Spring Trail in Union County.  
Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and Rock Spring Trail in Union County, Oregon is the great outdoors at its best. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,858 feet, and that is higher than average. Not much precipitation falls here at Rock Spring Trail; the wettest month of the year is regularly December, that's the one that snows the most while July is regularly the driest month. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. High temperatures at Rock Spring Trail during the days of summer are in the 80's; during summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's with temperatures at Rock Spring Trail dipping down into the 20's during winter nights.

Briefly about the general area:
The good folks of La Grande like to hang out close by; a fine place to camp here at Rock Spring Trail is Goebel's. Lobo Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth going to; a splendid place like Horse Meadow here at Rock Spring Trail is too fine to miss.
So much exciting stuff to do here in the Wallowa Mountains, too fine to be true. It's always good to take a look at Moonrise Spring, and Rock Spring Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Wallowa Valley Stay and wash is a great local campground. A trip to Rock Spring will fill your soul with nice feelings, and there's some flowing water nearby, Bluch Creek is a stream you can visit while here. This place, Rock Spring Trail, it truly has so much outdoors amusing stuff.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.4046, Longitude -117.7066
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Total in and out hiking length = 5.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Total elevation difference: 2858 feet


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 Trails Near Rock Spring Trail:
Huckleberry Trail, Union County County , 5 miles away,  6.6 hiking miles, 2763 feet elevation difference
Cougar Ridge Trail, Wallowa County County , 5 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 3577 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Rock Spring Trail:
Wallowa Valley Stay and wash, Wallowa, 14 miles away
Goebel's, Wallowa, 14 miles away
Hells Canyon Packers, Union, 16 miles away
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Super 8 LaGrande, La Grande , 27 miles away
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