Oregon hiking trails - Timberline Trail, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County

   
  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
    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  
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.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 45.4043, Longitude -121.7923
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 45.32, Longitude -121.6918
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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

Total elevation difference: 3731 feet


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 Trails Near Timberline Trail:
Pinnacle Ridge Trail, Hood River County County , 3 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 2515 feet elevation difference
Vista Ridge Trail, Hood River County County , 3 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 1540 feet elevation difference
Elk Grove Trail, Hood River County County , 4 miles away,  12.2 hiking miles, 2030 feet elevation difference
Hidden Lake Trail, Clackamas County County , 4 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 3014 feet elevation difference
Portage Trail, Clackamas County County , 4 miles away,  11 hiking miles, 3422 feet elevation difference
Umbrella Falls Trail, Hood River County County , 5 miles away,  5.4 hiking miles, 1637 feet elevation difference
Sandy River Trail, Clackamas County County , 5 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 2270 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Timberline Trail:
Nanitch Campground, Clackamas County, 3 miles away
Salmon River Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away
High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Government Camp, 4 miles away
White River Park Campground, Hood River County, 4 miles away
Reservoir Campground, Hood River County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Timberline Trail:
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)
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)
Hood River - East Fork, Hood River County County , 12 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Dee to bridge Below Tucker Park)
Sandy River, Clackamas County County , 13 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road)
White River, Wasco County County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill)
 National Parks Near Timberline Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 69 miles away
 Hotels Near Timberline Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 5 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 17 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 17 miles away
Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks , 19 miles away
Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Timberline Trail
Recession Lakes, Hood River County , 2 miles away

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