Oregon hiking trails - Snow Peak Mill City Trail, Central Cascade Range, Linn County

   
  Hi, are there actual driving directions to the trail head on this site? The map shows where it is but, um, there is no road leading to it. I am assuming it is a service road? Says lj

Each hiking trail in Oregon is worth hiking. Hitting the backcountry hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Snow Peak Mill City Trail in Linn County, Oregon is the great outdoors at its best. Backpacking in Oregon never gets boring. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. The hiking and
    backpacking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Snow Peak Mill City Trail gets a good deal of water; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest month of
the year is July. This great outdoors trail is a normal length great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a perfect wilderness hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in splendid shape. Oregon is a fine outdoors state. There are so many magnificent hiking trails for hiking in Oregon, and one of those is Snow Peak Mill City Trail in Linn County. The number of wilderness hiking trails in this vicinity is not very high. Sometimes this wilderness hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions  
before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. These great outdoors trails here in the Central Cascade Range are a fine way to explore these highlands. This hike shouldn't take more than 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The total elevation difference for Snow Peak Mill City Trail is 1,142 feet which is about average. Snow Peak Mill City Trail has two trailheads, so backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. At Snow Peak Mill City Trail during the warm days of summer highs are in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows plunge down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's, and nighttime lows at Snow Peak Mill City Trail through the winter typically plunge into the 30's. With its 6.4 miles of walking distance it's an average length hiking and backpacking trail. Snow Peak Mill City Trail is a backcountry hiking trail relatively far from Albany-Lebanon, but It's always cool to trek here.

Briefly about the general area:
Don't forget to take a tremendous little journey to White Rock Creek; there are plenty of folks from Albany-Lebanon here. Camping is available at John Neal Memorial County Park. Man, is there loads of entertaining things to do in the Central Cascade Range. Soar down the rapids of Thomas Creek in a kayak, and a good spot to camp here at Snow Peak Mill City Trail is Taylor Park.
It's a good idea to visit Bonnie Creek, it's in the neighborhood of Snow Peak Mill City Trail; locations like Indian Prairie are nice to stop by.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.6445, Longitude -122.5257
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.629, Longitude -122.5745
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1142 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Snow Peak Mill City Trail.
 Trails Near Snow Peak Mill City Trail:
Crabtree Lake Trail, Linn County County , 2 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 491 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Snow Peak Mill City Trail:
Taylor Park, Lyons, 8 miles away
John Neal Memorial County Park, Lyons, 8 miles away
Menears Bend Campground, Linn County, 12 miles away
Silver Falls Conference Center, Sublimity, 13 miles away
Foster Lake Campground, Foster, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Snow Peak Mill City Trail:
Thomas Creek, Linn County County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 5.2 miles long (Below Thomas Creek Falls to Log Bridge)
Thomas Creek, Linn County County , 7 miles away, Class II - 9.6 miles long (Log Bridge to Hannah Bridge)
Santiam River - Little North, Marion County County , 8 miles away, Class II-III - 10 miles long (Elkhorn Valley Campground to North Santiam River)
Crabtree Creek, Linn County County , 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 10 miles long (Snow Peak Camp to Larwood Park)
Santiam River - Middle, Linn County County , 10 miles away, Class IV - 2 miles long (Green Peter Dam to Foster Reservoir)
 Hotels Near Snow Peak Mill City Trail:
Rodeway Inn & Suites, Sublimity , 19 miles away
Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton , 24 miles away
Canby Country Inn, Canby , 32 miles away
Comfort Suites Airport, Salem , 34 miles away
Best Western Mill Creek Inn, Salem , 34 miles away
 Lakes Near Snow Peak Mill City Trail
Indian Prairie Lake, Linn County , 2 miles away

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