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| | You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and if you happen to be in Marion County of Oregon, Twin Meadows Trail is a perfect local hiking and backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. When you're here in Oregon hiking along one of its trails is always an exciting thing to do. Quite far from Hood River you discover Twin Meadows Trail, but when you hike it you're always having a perfect time. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is a two-ended wilderness trail with two trailheads which means |
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you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Every trail in Oregon has its own character. Twin Meadows Trail gets a great deal of water; most of the rain falls through December; July meanwhile is the driest month. Even
| | though this is not a very long backpacking and hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Twin Meadows Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,063 feet which is about average. The wilderness trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This hike shouldn't take more than 4 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. For the period of the summertime highs here at | |
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Twin Meadows Trail reach the 70's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. During the wintertime highs are regularly in the 40's while Twin Meadows Trail night low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 30's. With its 4.6 miles of walking distance it's a mid
length backcountry walk. Backcountry backpacking here in Oregon is a must. Sometimes this backpacking and hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The great outdoors trails of the Central Cascade Range are the best
way to enjoy these peaks. This great outdoors trail is a mid length great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking trail good for the average backcountry trekker looking for a cool adventure. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding
region. There are many glorious trails in Oregon, and Twin Meadows Trail is one of them, and it's in Marion County.
Briefly about the general area:
Whohoo, so much cool stuff in one place! The Central Cascade Range is great! Twin Meadows Trail is tremendous enough to
spend more than a day at, Trout Lake Campground is a tremendous local campground, and Collawash River is a great whitewater spot close by.
There's so much to do here at Twin Meadows Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Lemiti Campground is a wonderful spot for that,
and in case you don’t mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Clackamas River. Getting to Berry Creek from Twin Meadows Trail is painless, and do set aside some time for Twin Meadows if you're here at Twin Meadows Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.8479, Longitude -121.8846
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.8531, Longitude -121.9226
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1063 feet
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
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24 miles away
At the Mount Hood Inn we offer our guests the finest accommodations on the mountain. With our modern facilities and friendly local staff we are able to give you the attention and service you have com...
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
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24 miles away
Whispering Woods is a resort destination east of Portland which opened in 1981 with 42 condominiums. The second phase of 24 additional condominiums opened in 1992. The resort offers a clubhouse with a...
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| These outdoors activities are available near Twin Meadows Trail. |
| | Trails Near Twin Meadows Trail:
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Hunter Camp Way, Marion County
County
, 2 miles away, 1.7 hiking miles, 638 feet elevation difference |
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Rapidan Trail, Marion County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1359 feet elevation difference |
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Wolf Spring Trail, Marion County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 549 feet elevation difference |
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Round Lake Trail, Marion County
County
, 4 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 1470 feet elevation difference |
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Roaring Creek Trail, Marion County
County
, 4 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 357 feet elevation difference |
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Fish Lake Trail, Marion County
County
, 5 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 682 feet elevation difference |
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Devils Peak Trail, Marion County
County
, 5 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 2409 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Twin Meadows Trail:
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Collawash River, Marion County
County
, 9 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 5 miles long (Elk Lake Creek to river mile 5.5) |
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Clackamas River, Clackamas County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River) |
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| | Hotels Near Twin Meadows Trail:
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Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp
, 24 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 24 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 24 miles away |
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Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters
, 29 miles away |
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Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters
, 36 miles away |
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