Oregon hiking trails - Saddle Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County

   
  Saddle Trail is in a pretty uninhabited area, and backpacking it is glorious pleasure any time. Backcountry trekking in Oregon is such a perfect thing to do. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backcountry hiking, it never gets boring. Every great outdoors hiking trail in Oregon has its own character. This is not a very long hiking and backpacking trail but it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Throughout the long summer days here at Saddle Trail, high temperatures frequently get into the 80's. Once
    the sun is down it descends down to the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Saddle Trail are in the 20's. The time needed for this backcountry walk is roughly 2 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could
get stuck so be prepared for that. Sometimes this hiking and backpacking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Some parts of Saddle Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Gotta get out of the town man, and Saddle Trail in Lane County, Oregon is a really glorious site to spend some time. Saddle Trail is a  
very short wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent backpacking and hiking trail for the average person looking for an excellent adventure. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,641 feet which is about average. There are not too many backpacking and hiking trails in this region. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over Oregon; one of these is Saddle Trail in Lane County. Backcountry trekking here in the Central Cascade Range is a perfect way to explore these mountains. This backpacking and hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. Saddle Trail is a relatively wet site commonly with a good deal of rain; December is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. Saddle Trail is 2.4 miles long it's shorter than many great outdoors hiking trails.

Briefly about the general area:
A river like this is too good to miss. Saddle Trail is a great site to camp, Twin Springs Campground is a great site, and in case you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Horse Creek.
Whohoo, so much cool stuff in one place! The Central Cascade Range is unbeatable! Camping at Saddle Trail is perfect fun, Patio RV Park is a perfect local campground, and whitewater paddling is great on McKenzie River - South Fork.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.1026, Longitude -122.1174
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Total in and out hiking length = 2.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 1 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1641 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Saddle Trail.
 Trails Near Saddle Trail:
Tipsoo Trail, Lane County County , 3 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 2848 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Saddle Trail:
Patio RV Park, Blue River, 6 miles away
Twin Springs Campground, Lane County, 7 miles away
Echo Campground, Lane County, 9 miles away
Mc Kenzie River Trailer/rv Court, Blue River, 14 miles away
Tombstone Prairie Campground, Linn County, 14 miles away
 Whitewater Near Saddle Trail:
Horse Creek, Lane County County , 2 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River)
McKenzie River - South Fork, Lane County County , 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Dutch Oven Camp to Cougar Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Saddle Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 60 miles away
 Hotels Near Saddle Trail:
Sleepy Hollow Motel, Blue River , 8 miles away
Arbor Inn, Oakridge , 30 miles away
Oakridge Motel, Oakridge , 30 miles away
Detroit Motel, Detroit , 31 miles away
Cascade Motel & Storage, Oakridge , 32 miles away

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