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| | Backpacking and hiking trails are good and plentiful in Oregon; Trail Creek Trail is one of them, and it's in Union County. You'll must go far from La Grande to get to Trail Creek Trail, but there's wonderful natural splendor waiting for you here along it. While visiting this neighborhood in Oregon it's a brilliant idea to go backpacking too. This is a hiking and backpacking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of backcountry hiking trails. Backpacking and hiking trails like this |
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one here in the Wallowa Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountains. This backpacking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Different parts of this wilderness trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some
| | parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. This area does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Around Trail Creek Trail you don’t get a lot of rain; the month with most of the rain is May, and the driest month is July. Each great outdoors hiking trail in Oregon has its own character. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Trail Creek Trail in Union County, Oregon is a really wonderful site to spend some | |
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time. The length of Trail Creek Trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backcountry hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a good challenge. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Trail Creek Trail with overnight
lows in the 40's. Throughout the winter this location gets highs in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Trail Creek Trail temperatures sink to the 20's. Here in the good state of Oregon backcountry trekking is the good thing to do. And keep in mind that there
could be temporary safety restrictions in place. With its 14.2 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many wilderness trails. This trek should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This backpacking trail has a total elevation difference
of 3,664 feet which is higher than average.
Briefly about the general area:
A short trip to Mud Spring is always worthwhile; hey, East Fork West Eagle Creek is a glorious local stream. What a place this is for outdoors people. Copper Creek Falls is a gorgeous spot to
take a look at while you're at Trail Creek Trail; a pleasant spree to Cougar Meadows is a brilliant way to spend an afternoon.
Little Boulder Creek is a great place to stop at, and Trail Creek Trail is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Main Eagle Bridge Campground
is a delightful local campground. Why not check out Traverse Lake Dam while you're here; Lowry Gulch is a good location to spend some time. Yep, outdoors entertaining things truly is abundant here in the Wallowa Mountains. West Eagle Meadow is a wonderful place any time of year,
and a great location to camp here at Trail Creek Trail is Hells Canyon Packers.
If you want a brilliant time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Wallowa Mountains.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.0796, Longitude -117.4752
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 14.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Total elevation difference: 3664 feet
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19 miles away
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30 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Trail Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Trail Creek Trail:
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Fake Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 1 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 2852 feet elevation difference |
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West Eagle Trail, Baker County
County
, 3 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 554 feet elevation difference |
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Main Creek Trail, Union County
County
, 4 miles away, 10.8 hiking miles, 2876 feet elevation difference |
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Copper Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 7 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference |
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North Minam Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 9 miles away, 22.8 hiking miles, 4044 feet elevation difference |
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Bowman Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 9 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2945 feet elevation difference |
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Kettle Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 11 miles away, 16.2 hiking miles, 3362 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Trail Creek Trail:
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
, 19 miles away |
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Baker City Super 8 Motel, Baker City
, 30 miles away |
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Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City
, 30 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 31 miles away |
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, La Grande
, 45 miles away |
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