Oregon hiking trails - Silver Butte Trail, Blue Mountains, Grant County

   
  Each wilderness hiking trail in Oregon is different from the others. Here in the nice state of Oregon backpacking is a good way to spend some time. Nice wilderness hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance; one of them being Silver Butte Trail in Grant County. With its 15.6 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer trek. In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. Different parts of Silver Butte Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness hiking
    trail. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Silver Butte Trail in Grant County,
Oregon is a great spot for getting out. This backpacking and hiking trail is a very long backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a magnificent great outdoors hiking trail for experienced trekkers in brilliant shape. Around Silver Butte Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is November while July is generally the driest month. Silver Butte Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. At Silver Butte Trail through the warm months  
highs are in the 80's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 30's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's while Silver Butte Trail nighttime low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 10's. Silver Butte Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,246 feet, and that is about average. This walk should take you about 2.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Silver Butte Trail is a long trip away from La Grande, but backcountry backpacking it is wonderful pleasure any time. The backpacking and hiking trails of the Blue Mountains are a nice way to explore these peaks. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. This is a vicinity covered with lots of great outdoors hiking trails.

Briefly about the general area:
This river is so good. Moon Meadow is a wonderful location to check out, and if you came for an overnight stay Corrigal Spring Campground is a good site to camp. Now, you may feel that's a heap but there's even more amusing stuff to do here at Silver Butte Trail. A quick tour to Granite Creek next to Silver Butte Trail is a tremendous idea; Snowshoe Spring is always fun to check out.
It's a glorious idea to have a look at Lake Creek, it's in the neighborhood of Silver Butte Trail, and whitewater paddling is good on John Day River - North Fork. And that's not all you can do here in the Blue Mountains. Camping is available at Deerhorn Campground, and paddling on Grande Ronde River is so much fun. Just can't get enough of the Blue Mountains. A spree to China Meadow rejuvenates the spirit.
Packsaddle Spring is a stunning site to pop by while you're at Silver Butte Trail, and close by you come across First Gulch which is a great spot to check out.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.8494, Longitude -118.5305
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.9116, Longitude -118.5504
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 15.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 15.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Total elevation difference: 2246 feet


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 Trails Near Silver Butte Trail:
Paradise Trail, Grant County County , 2 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 2883 feet elevation difference
Blackwell Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 2286 feet elevation difference
Lake Creek Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 2647 feet elevation difference
Indian Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 1314 feet elevation difference
Wagner Gulch Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2158 feet elevation difference
Trout Meadows Trail, Grant County County , 4 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 508 feet elevation difference
Chinaman Trail, Grant County County , 4 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 237 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Silver Butte Trail:
Deerhorn Campground, Grant County, 13 miles away
Corrigal Spring Campground, Grant County, 14 miles away
Time and a Half Campground, Union County, 18 miles away
 Whitewater Near Silver Butte Trail:
John Day River - North Fork, Grant/ Umatilla County County , 9 miles away, Class II-III - 41 miles long (Route 52 Bridge to Dale)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 21 miles away, Class II-IV - 17 miles long (Tony Vey Meadow to Red Bridge State Park)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 28 miles away, Class II - 8 miles long (Red Bridge State Park to Hilgard Junction State Park)
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Lodge At Granite, Sumpter , 10 miles away
Sag's Motel, Prairie City , 22 miles away
Depot Inn, Sumpter , 25 miles away
Scoop N Steamer Station & Log, Sumpter , 25 miles away
Antlers Inn, Ukiah , 29 miles away
 Lakes Near Silver Butte Trail
Olive Lake, Grant County , 5 miles away
Upper Reservoir, Grant County , 6 miles away

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