Oregon hiking trails - Summit Mount Emily Trail, Blue Mountains, Union County

   
  Summit Mount Emily Trail is situated a rather lengthy tour from La Grande, but it is a really great hiking trail. Every backpacking trail in Oregon is worth hiking. Oregon is a wonderful spot for hikers. Keep in mind that this is a long trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Summit Mount Emily Trail is a two ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Summit Mount Emily Trail in Union County,
    Oregon is an excellent site for getting out. Oregon has plenty of tremendous backpacking trails, and Summit Mount Emily Trail in Union County is one of them. Now, this is roughly a 2-day walk, so it's a magnificent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The total elevation
difference for Summit Mount Emily Trail is 1,892 feet, and that is about average. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Summit Mount Emily Trail with overnight lows in the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are mostly in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Summit Mount Emily Trail are in the 20's. Summit Mount Emily Trail is 12.6 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. When you're here in Oregon hiking  
along one of its backpacking trails never gets boring. These hiking trails here in the Blue Mountains are a very brilliant way to see these hills. This hiking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness hiking trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Summit Mount Emily Trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. This is just one of a large number of wilderness hiking trails in this region. It is very dry here at Summit Mount Emily Trail usually; through the month of November you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is July. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot.

Briefly about the general area:
Soar down the rapids of Grande Ronde River in a kayak; do check out Mount Emily Creek if you're here at Summit Mount Emily Trail. Now, you may think that's loads but there's even more fun things to do here in the Blue Mountains. A wonderful place right next door to Summit Mount Emily Trail is Fiddlers Hell; camping at Grandview Campground is always a magnificent experience.
Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! The Blue Mountains is peerless! Take a side spree to Middle Fork Mount Emily Creek. The cheerful folks of La Grande like to hang out close by, and Weed Spring is a perfect local attraction. No way I can stop, cause I'm havin' a perfect time here at Summit Mount Emily Trail. Everybody loves Rocky Flat; a great place to camp here at Summit Mount Emily Trail is La Grande Rendezvous RV Resort.
Dixie Flat is right here at Summit Mount Emily Trail; do put some time aside to spend at S S Spring since you're here at Summit Mount Emily Trail.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.472, Longitude -118.1922
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.4401, Longitude -118.0986
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 12.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 7 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 12.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 7 hours

Total elevation difference: 1892 feet


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 Trails Near Summit Mount Emily Trail:
Five Points Trail, Union County County , 1 miles away, 5.7 hiking miles, 2090 feet elevation difference
Evans Trail, Union County County , 2 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 1956 feet elevation difference
Hale Spring Trail, Union County County , 4 miles away,  2.4 hiking miles, 1734 feet elevation difference
North Fork Trail, Umatilla County County , 14 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 2991 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Summit Mount Emily Trail:
Grandview Campground, Union County, 3 miles away
La Grande Rendezvous RV Resort, La Grande, 8 miles away
Rendezvous RV Park, La Grande, 8 miles away
Broken Arrow Lodge, La Grande, 8 miles away
Elk Campground, Umatilla County, 12 miles away
 Whitewater Near Summit Mount Emily Trail:
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 6 miles away, Class II-IV - 9 miles long (Hilgard Junction State Park to Riverside City Park)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 11 miles away, Class I - 32 miles long (Riverside City Park to Elgin)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 12 miles away, Class II - 8 miles long (Red Bridge State Park to Hilgard Junction State Park)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 20 miles away, Class II-IV - 17 miles long (Tony Vey Meadow to Red Bridge State Park)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 20 miles away, Class II-IV - 13 miles long (Elgin to Palmer Junction)
 Hotels Near Summit Mount Emily Trail:
Best Value Sandman Inn-La Grande, La Grande , 8 miles away
Lagrande Super 8 Motel, La Grande , 8 miles away
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, La Grande , 8 miles away
La Grande Travelodge, La Grande , 8 miles away
Walla Walla Super 8 Motel, Walla Walla , 32 miles away
 Lakes Near Summit Mount Emily Trail
Starr Reservoir, Union County , 7 miles away

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