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| | Hitting the wilderness hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Utley Creek Trail in Harney County, Oregon is the great outdoors at its best. Oregon has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. Utley Creek Trail being so distant from the least distant settlement, It's always enjoyable to backcountry trek here. Not much rain falls here at Utley Creek Trail; through November this neighborhood sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is September. There are so many great backpacking and hiking trails for backcountry trekking in Oregon; |
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one of them being Utley Creek Trail in Harney County. Backpacking trails like this one here in the Blue Mountains are a really brilliant way to spend quality time in the wilderness. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Being 9.4 miles long;
| | it's a long hiking trail. During the warmest time of the year at Utley Creek Trail temperatures are usually in the 80's, and the nighttime is quite cooler of course, frequently in the 40's. For the period of the winter the highs are frequently in the 30's, and nighttime lows through the winter for Utley Creek Trail tend to be in the 10's. The time needed for this trek is roughly 8 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Different parts of this hiking trail are at very different elevations which of course | |
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means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. This is one of a very small number of backpacking trails in this neighborhood. This wilderness trail is a very long wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which
makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced walkers looking for an outstanding challenge. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,729 feet which is about average. This is a two-ended hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of
hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Here in Oregon backcountry trekking is something that is always fun to do. Sometimes this wilderness trail gets
really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Every single Oregon backpacking and hiking trail is worth backcountry trekking.
Briefly about the general area:
All the outdoors exciting stuff in the Blue Mountains will keep you coming
back again and again. A brilliant site like Spring Valley Meadow here at Utley Creek Trail is too splendid to miss; let's not forget Latigo Creek which is a stream that you may stumble upon during your stay. Whiskey Spring is an inspiring spot to stop at while you're here, and
you might also want to pay a visit to Hack Hollow while you're here at Utley Creek Trail.
This river is so wonderful. Camping at Utley Creek Trail is perfect fun, The Timbers Inn and RV Park is a perfect local campground, and a short journey to Jacks Spring is always worthwhile.
There's some flowing water nearby, Alder Creek is a stream you can have a look at while here, and Whiskey Flat is right here at Utley Creek Trail. So many exciting things to do here at Utley Creek Trail, too perfect to be true.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.9884, Longitude -119.3919
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.9468, Longitude -119.4488
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1729 feet
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31 miles away
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31 miles away
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Fish House Inn, Dayville
, 26 miles away |
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Blue Mountain Lodge Motel, Mount Vernon
, 31 miles away |
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Mt Vernon Motel & Trailer Park, Mount Vernon
, 31 miles away |
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Best Western Rory & Ryan Inns, Hines
, 31 miles away |
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Best Inn, Burns
, 31 miles away |
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