Oregon hiking trails - Rocky Butte Way Trail, Central Cascade Range, Wasco County

   
  In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. Rocky Butte Way Trail is a long journey away from Hood River, but what a fine place for backcountry trekking it is. Each one of the many backcountry trails of Oregon has its own unique attractiveness. Backpacking in Oregon is the brilliant thing to do. The total elevation difference for this backcountry hiking trail is 1,134 feet which is about average. With its 4 miles of walking distance it's an average length great outdoors hiking trail. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit, and
    Rocky Butte Way Trail in Wasco County, Oregon is such a fine place. Oregon has plenty of brilliant backcountry trails; one of them being Rocky Butte Way Trail in Wasco County. Rocky Butte Way Trail is not that long but it's always glorious to bring some emergency supplies, you
never know what could happen. The length of Rocky Butte Way Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a good backcountry trail for the average person looking for a good adventure. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. For the period of the warmest time of the year, highs usually are in the 60's at Rocky Butte Way Trail, and the nighttime is fairly cooler of course, generally in the 40's. Daytime highs through the winter are in  
the 30's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Rocky Butte Way Trail. There are so many backcountry trails in this neighborhood. This is a two-ended backcountry hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The backpacking and hiking trails of the Central Cascade Range are a very great way to see these summits. Rocky Butte Way Trail sees pretty high levels of rain; the wettest month of the year is commonly December, that's the one that snows the most, and July on the other hand is the driest. There's not much difference in elevation along the great outdoors hiking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors hiking trail.

Briefly about the general area:
So many cool things in the Central Cascade Range, just unbelievable. There's so much to do here at Rocky Butte Way Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Nottingham Campground is a brilliant spot for that; White River has a pleasant whitewater paddling spot nearby. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Rocky Butte Way Trail has to offer, you can camp at Dam Campground, and a journey to Rocky Butte Way Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Bell Spring.
Some of the water close by flows, like Pup Creek, and paddling on White River is so much fun. During your trip to Rocky Butte Way Trail you'll meet some folks from Hood River for sure.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.2484, Longitude -121.4989
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.2533, Longitude -121.5349
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 1134 feet


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 Trails Near Rocky Butte Way Trail:
Pine Creek Trail, Hood River County County , 2 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 1375 feet elevation difference
Threemile Trail, Wasco County County , 2 miles away,  11.2 hiking miles, 2546 feet elevation difference
Boulder Lake Trail, Hood River County County , 3 miles away,  .8 hiking miles, 196 feet elevation difference
Little Boulder Way Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away,  1.6 hiking miles, 397 feet elevation difference
Swamp Creek Hidden Meadows Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1705 feet elevation difference
Badger Creek Trail, Wasco County County , 3 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2674 feet elevation difference
Boulder Lake Way Trail, Hood River County County , 4 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 887 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Rocky Butte Way Trail:
Dam Campground, Wasco County, 2 miles away
Nottingham Campground, Hood River County, 6 miles away
Clinger Campground, Hood River County, 8 miles away
Dufur Valley Farms, Dufur, 11 miles away
White River Park Campground, Hood River County, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rocky Butte Way Trail:
White River, Wasco County County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill)
White River, Wasco County County , 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Keeps Mill to Victor Road Bridge)
 Hotels Near Rocky Butte Way Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 17 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 22 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 22 miles away
Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles , 28 miles away
Super 8 Motel - The Dalles OR, The Dalles , 28 miles away
 Lakes Near Rocky Butte Way Trail
Badger Lake, Hood River County , 4 miles away

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