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

   
  Tremendous great outdoors hiking trails in Oregon are in abundance; Umbrella Falls Trail in Hood River County is one of them. Umbrella Falls Trail is a great outdoors trail quite far from Hood River, but backcountry backpacking it is brilliant merriment any time. Going for a backcountry hike here in Oregon is an excellent way to spend some time. There are numerous great outdoors hiking trails in Oregon, and each one is different from the others. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest
    authorities before you head out. High temperatures at Umbrella Falls Trail throughout the months of summer are in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 50's. Daytime highs all through the winter are in the 40's, and night lows in the 30's for Umbrella
Falls Trail. The beautiful hiking trails of the Central Cascade Range are a good way to explore these summits. This hike shouldn't take more than 4.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Some parts of Umbrella Falls Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This hiking trail is a mid length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail good for the average walker looking  
for an amusing adventure. The total elevation difference for Umbrella Falls Trail is 1,637 feet which is an average number. Umbrella Falls Trail is a pretty wet place usually with a good deal of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is frequently December, that's the one that rains the most while July is frequently the driest month. Finally, backcountry backpacking time is here again, and Umbrella Falls Trail in Hood River County, Oregon is a wonderful place to go. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out walk. Being 5.4 miles long it's a mid length walk. Oregon has lots of outdoors things to do. This is one of many great outdoors trails in the surrounding region. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Even though this is not a very long trail it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen.

Briefly about the general area:
Elk Meadows is a delightful spot to stretch your legs a bit; you can run the rapids of Hood River - Lake Branch. All the outdoors exciting stuff in the Central Cascade Range will keep you coming back time and again. There's so much to do here at Umbrella Falls Trail that you need to camp here for a while, White River Park Campground is a wonderful spot for that; you'll perhaps meet some people from Hood River here.
A delightful place near Umbrella Falls Trail is Bennett Pass; don't forget to take a splendid little journey to North Fork Iron Creek. A pleasant journey to Hood River Meadows is a perfect way to spend an afternoon; Umbrella Falls is always fun to check out.
Yeah, come up here to the Central Cascade Range for a perfect time. Mitchell Creek is a pretty stream that is worth stopping at; there's whitewater on White River for all you thrill seekers. Yeah, come here to Umbrella Falls Trail for a tremendous time. If you came to camp Salmon River Campground is a nice place to do that, and Switchback Falls is a gorgeous spot to pop by while you're at Umbrella Falls Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3234, Longitude -121.6359
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Total in and out hiking length = 5.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Total elevation difference: 1637 feet


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 Trails Near Umbrella Falls Trail:
Gnarl Ridge Trail, Hood River County County , 2 miles away,  6.4 hiking miles, 1519 feet elevation difference
Tilly Jane Trail, Hood River County County , 4 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 2742 feet elevation difference
Elk Meadows Trail, Hood River County County , 4 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 2889 feet elevation difference
Lamberson Butte Spur Trail, Hood River County County , 5 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 1777 feet elevation difference
Timberline Trail, Hood River County County , 5 miles away, 20.8 hiking miles, 3731 feet elevation difference
Elk Grove Trail, Hood River County County , 5 miles away,  12.2 hiking miles, 2030 feet elevation difference
Bonney Meadows Trail, Wasco County County , 5 miles away, 3.5 hiking miles, 2416 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Umbrella Falls Trail:
White River Park Campground, Hood River County, 2 miles away
Salmon River Campground, Clackamas County, 5 miles away
Lower Twin Campground, Wasco County, 5 miles away
Dufur Valley Farms, Dufur, 5 miles away
Nanitch Campground, Clackamas County, 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near Umbrella Falls Trail:
White River, Wasco County County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Barlow Crossing to Keeps Mill)
Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (3 miles above West Fork to Confluence with West Fork)
 Hotels Near Umbrella Falls Trail:
Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 8 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River , 20 miles away
Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 21 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River , 21 miles away
Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 22 miles away
 Lakes Near Umbrella Falls Trail
Recession Lakes, Hood River County , 4 miles away

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