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| | If you are in Oregon during hiking season you have to go hiking. Every single Oregon backpacking and hiking trail has its own unique loveliness. Timberline Trail is not very next to Hood River at all, but it sure is a a fine great outdoors trail. Hiking trails like this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a very splendid way to see these hills. Timberline Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Going for a backcountry hike here in Oregon is a splendid |
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idea. Timberline Trail sees pretty high levels of rainfall; through the month of December you get the most rain around here while July is frequently the driest month. The total elevation difference for Timberline Trail is 3,731 feet which is a higher than average number. Of course,
| | this is an overnight hike, 6.5 days normally, so it's a wonderful thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. There are backpacking and hiking trails all over Oregon, and Timberline Trail in Hood River County is one of them. Different parts of this hiking and backpacking trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the hiking and backpacking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Timberline Trail is 41.6 miles long; it's a long hiking and backpacking trail. Can’t wait to get out in the wilderness, Timberline | |
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Trail in Hood River County, Oregon is a fine place to go. This great outdoors trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid great outdoors hiking trail for experienced walkers in splendid shape. Now this hiking trail is pretty long,
so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. For the period of the summer months here at Timberline Trail, high temperatures frequently get into the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 50's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's,
and during the dark hours in the winter at Timberline Trail temperatures descend to the 30's. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of great outdoors hiking trails. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check
for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire.
Briefly about the general area:
You'll need more than a day to explore everything Timberline Trail has to offer, you can camp at Salmon River Campground, and do pop by Compass
Creek while you're here at Timberline Trail.
Put some time aside to spend at Ramona Falls if you're here at Timberline Trail, and at Timberline Trail you always meet someone from Hood River. Switchback Falls is a good local attraction; do schedule some time to have a look at
Buzzard Point if you have a chance. Yeah, come up here to the Central Cascade Range for a delightful time. Devils Kitchen is a gorgeous place any time of year, and in the event that you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Hood River - West
Fork.
Yep, outdoors amusing stuff to do are truly abundant here at Timberline Trail. Cairn Basin is a perfect place to check out, and you can stay the night at Nanitch Campground. All the outdoors fun stuff in the Central Cascade Range will keep you coming back repeatedly.
Hood River - Lake Branch is a wonderful whitewater spot next to Timberline Trail, and a tremendous location is Leuthold Couloir. Don't forget to take a great little journey to East Fork Salmon River, and a wooded region close by is Mount Hood National Forest.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.4043, Longitude -121.7923
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.32, Longitude -121.6918
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 20.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 20.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 41.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 19.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 41.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 19.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 days
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Total elevation difference: 3731 feet
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
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5 miles away
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
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17 miles away
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User input for Timberline Trail, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon:
Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hood River, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Timberline Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Timberline Trail, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Timberline Trail. |
| | Trails Near Timberline Trail:
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Pinnacle Ridge Trail, Hood River County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2515 feet elevation difference |
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Vista Ridge Trail, Hood River County
County
, 3 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 1540 feet elevation difference |
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Elk Grove Trail, Hood River County
County
, 4 miles away, 12.2 hiking miles, 2030 feet elevation difference |
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Hidden Lake Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 3014 feet elevation difference |
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Portage Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 11 hiking miles, 3422 feet elevation difference |
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Umbrella Falls Trail, Hood River County
County
, 5 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 1637 feet elevation difference |
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Sandy River Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 5 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 2270 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Timberline Trail:
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Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (3 miles above West Fork to Confluence with West Fork) |
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Hood River - West Fork, Hood River County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.5 miles long (White Bridge Park to East Fork Hood River) |
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Hood River - East Fork, Hood River County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Dee to bridge Below Tucker Park) |
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Sandy River, Clackamas County
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road) |
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White River, Wasco County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill) |
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| | Hotels Near Timberline Trail:
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
, 5 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 17 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 17 miles away |
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Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks
, 19 miles away |
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Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks
, 19 miles away |
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