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| | Oregon has plenty of brilliant hiking trails; Shitepoke Trail in Lane County is one of them. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go trekking, it is something that is always fun to do. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Shitepoke Trail in Lane County, Oregon is just what you need. The total elevation difference for this backpacking and hiking trail is 2,640 feet which is higher than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 3 hours, but of course some people |
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walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. A large amount of rainfall falls at Shitepoke Trail; all through November this vicinity sees the most rain; the driest of the months is July. Shitepoke Trail is not very close to Eugene-Springfield at all, but backpacking it is always amusing.
| | With its 3.2 miles of walking distance it's a short backpacking and hiking trail. A visit to Oregon is not complete without some hiking. There are numerous hiking trails in Oregon, and each one has its own unique loveliness. This backpacking and hiking trail has two trailheads, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is not a very long backpacking trail but you should still bring some emergency | |
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supplies just in case something happens. For the duration of the summertime highs here at Shitepoke Trail reach the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. During the wintertime the highs are generally in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 30's for Shitepoke Trail.
There are not too many backpacking and hiking trails in this area. This great outdoors trail is a very short great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a good backpacking and hiking trail for the average person looking for a good adventure. Some
parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backpacking and hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Backcountry hiking here in the Central Cascade
Range is the best way to enjoy these peaks.
Briefly about the general area:
This is such a wonderful river. Salmon Falls is a great local attraction. There's so much to do here at Shitepoke Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Oakridge Mobile Home Park is a
good place for that. Take a side trip to Kalitan Creek.
Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining things in the Central Cascade Range. There's whitewater on Salmon Creek for all you adrenaline junkies, and do have a look at Horsehead Creek while you're here at Shitepoke
Trail. You can run the rapids of Salt Creek in the vicinity of Shitepoke Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Shitepoke Trail has to offer, you can camp at Oakridge RV Park.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.7773, Longitude -122.3608
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.7895, Longitude -122.3804
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 0 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2640 feet
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9 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
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Current weather conditions at Shitepoke Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Shitepoke Trail. |
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Bunchgrass Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2141 feet elevation difference |
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Squaw Butte Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 1436 feet elevation difference |
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Kitson Ridge Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 6.3 hiking miles, 3666 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Shitepoke Trail:
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Salmon Creek, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, Class II-V - 12 miles long (Top of Upper Salmon Creek Gorge to Oakridge) |
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Salt Creek, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.2 miles long (McCredie Hot Springs to Rigdon Road Bridge) |
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Willamette River - North Fork of Middle Fork, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 13.5 miles long (to Westfir) |
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Hills Creek, Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir) |
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Christy Creek, Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 9 miles long (to Confluence with Willamette) |
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| | Hotels Near Shitepoke Trail:
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Arbor Inn, Oakridge
, 7 miles away |
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Oakridge Motel, Oakridge
, 7 miles away |
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Cascade Motel & Storage, Oakridge
, 8 miles away |
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 9 miles away |
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Sleepy Hollow Motel, Blue River
, 22 miles away |
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