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| | Gotta get out of the city man, and Swift Creek Trail in Lane County, Oregon is just what you need. There are so many nice backpacking and hiking trails for trekking in Oregon, and Swift Creek Trail in Lane County is one of them. There are plenty of backpacking and hiking trails in Oregon; each one of them has its own unique attractiveness. Backcountry trekking in Oregon is a glorious way to spend some time. Oregon is a perfect site for backcountry hikers. A great deal of precipitation falls at Swift Creek Trail; most of the rain falls through December, |
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and July is when it's the driest. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this area. Swift Creek Trail is very far from the least distant great city, and backpacking it is brilliant pleasure any time. At Swift Creek Trail all through the days of summer highs are
| | in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows fall down to the 40's. Highs through the wintertime are generally in the 40's; through the dark hours in the wintertime at Swift Creek Trail temperatures fall to the 20's. Swift Creek Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This backcountry trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry trail could be very different from other parts of it. Swift Creek Trail is a two ended great outdoors trail with two trailheads, so backcountry hiking it one way | |
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is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Sometimes this hiking and backpacking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The beautiful backcountry hiking trails
of the Central Cascade Range are a perfect way to explore these highlands. This backcountry trek should take you about 1.5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Swift Creek Trail is a very long backcountry hiking trail having an average number of uphill
miles which makes it a brilliant hiking trail for experienced trekkers in nice shape. Being 11.6 miles long; it's a long backcountry trail. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors trail is 2,139 feet, and that is about average.
Briefly about the general area:
Some close by water includes Moss Creek; Shelter Cove Resort is a magnificent campground nearby. You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun stuff in the Central Cascade Range. There's whitewater on Salt Creek for all you adrenaline rush seekers; Pioneer Gulch
is a nice spot to spend some time. Man, is there lots of fun things to do near Swift Creek Trail. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Indigo Springs; if you came for an overnight stay Oakridge RV Park is a perfect place to camp. If you go for the outdoors you'll
go for it here in the Central Cascade Range. There are some nice whitewater spots on Hills Creek, and Wolf Prairie is right here at Swift Creek Trail. A visit to Chuckle Springs will fill your soul with brilliant feelings; Bear Creek is near Swift Creek Trail and is always a pleasure to go to.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.5185, Longitude -122.2877 - - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.5666, Longitude -122.1996 - - Directions and Road Map

Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 5.8 miles Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 5.8 miles Total climbing distance = .4 miles Difficulty : Easy Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 11.6 miles Total climbing distance = 4.9 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 11.6 miles Total climbing distance = 4.9 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2139 feet

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| These outdoors activities are available near Swift Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Swift Creek Trail:
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Bear Mountain Trail, Lane County
County
, 1 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 2998 feet elevation difference |
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Juniper Trail, Lane County
County
, 1 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 558 feet elevation difference |
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Hills Creek Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 1224 feet elevation difference |
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Diamond Peak Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1462 feet elevation difference |
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Happy Prairie Way, Douglas County
County
, 4 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 2706 feet elevation difference |
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Pinto Mountain Way, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 829 feet elevation difference |
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Wolf Mountain Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2543 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Swift Creek Trail:
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Hills Creek, Lane County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir) |
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Salt Creek, Lane County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.2 miles long (McCredie Hot Springs to Rigdon Road Bridge) |
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Salmon Creek, Lane County
County
, 15 miles away, Class II-V - 12 miles long (Top of Upper Salmon Creek Gorge to Oakridge) |
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Willamette River - North Fork of Middle Fork, Lane County
County
, 18 miles away, Class IV-V - 13.5 miles long (to Westfir) |
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Christy Creek, Lane County
County
, 19 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 9 miles long (to Confluence with Willamette) |
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