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| | As long as you like the fresh air you will like Oregon. We all need to get out in the wilderness once in a while, and if you happen to be in Grant County of Oregon, Spruce Log Trail is a magnificent local backpacking and hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Spruce Log Trail is a very long way away from society, and what a magnificent place for trekking it is. This is just one of a large number of wilderness trails in this region. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry |
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walk it just one way. The backcountry hiking trails of the Blue Mountains are the best way to enjoy these peaks. Spruce Log Trail is a very short backcountry hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a great wilderness trail for the average person looking
| | for a great adventure. Backpacking and hiking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon; Spruce Log Trail is one of them, and it's in Grant County. There's not much difference in elevation along Spruce Log Trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Each backcountry hiking trail in Oregon has something unique to offer. Please follow | |
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all local rules about fires and camping. Spruce Log Trail has a total elevation difference of 421 feet which is a lower than average number. Even though this is not a very long backpacking and hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens.
Trekking in Oregon is so much fun. Being 2.8 miles long it's shorter than many hiking trails. At Spruce Log Trail during the long summer days highs are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 30's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's, and after the sun is
down all through the wintertime temperatures at Spruce Log Trail sink into the 10's. This backpacking and hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. It is very dry here
at Spruce Log Trail typically; November is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month is July.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Deerhorn Campground is always a pleasant experience It's always brilliant to pop by Chrome Spring.
All the outdoors
amusing things in the Blue Mountains will keep you coming back persistently. Take a little journey to West Fork of North Fork Desolation Creek since you're here at Spruce Log Trail, and Olive Lake Dam has splendid water scenery. Getting to East Fork of North Fork Desolation Creek from Spruce Log Trail is easy, and a pleasant place to camp here at Spruce Log Trail is Corrigal Spring Campground.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.8055, Longitude -118.6151
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.7883, Longitude -118.6227
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 421 feet
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30 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Pendleton-Hermiston, Oregon
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Current weather conditions at Spruce Log Trail, Blue Mountains, Grant County, Oregon
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Pendleton Super 8 Motel, Pendleton
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44 miles away
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Best Western Pendleton Inn, Pendleton
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44 miles away
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| | Trails Near Spruce Log Trail:
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Lost Lake Trail, Grant County
County
, 2 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 1523 feet elevation difference |
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Lost Camp Trail, Grant County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 1748 feet elevation difference |
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Farley Spring Trail, Grant County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 925 feet elevation difference |
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Lake Creek Trail, Grant County
County
, 3 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 2647 feet elevation difference |
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Princess Trail, Grant County
County
, 3 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 477 feet elevation difference |
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Chinaman Trail, Grant County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 237 feet elevation difference |
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Best Western John Day Inn, John Day
, 30 miles away |
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Rugged Country Lodge DBA Double H Investments, Pendleton
, 41 miles away |
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Pendleton Super 8 Motel, Pendleton
, 44 miles away |
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Best Western Pendleton Inn, Pendleton
, 44 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Pendleton, Or, Pendleton
, 44 miles away |
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