Oregon hiking trails - Wagner Gulch Trail, Blue Mountains, Grant County

   
  In Oregon you never run out of outdoors fun. Trails are pleasant and plentiful in Oregon, and one of those is Wagner Gulch Trail in Grant County. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, if you happen to be in Grant County of Oregon, Wagner Gulch Trail is a glorious local great outdoors hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. Of course, this is an overnight hike, 1.5 days normally, so it's a nice
    thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. A long drive divides La Grande from Wagner Gulch Trail, but backcountry hiking is such an amusing thing to do, and this is a glorious place to do that. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 2,158 feet which
is about average. Here in Oregon backcountry backpacking never gets boring. Being 11.2 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. This is just one of a large number of hiking and backpacking trails in this neighborhood. Around Wagner Gulch Trail you don’t get a lot of rain; the month with most of the rain is November; July is the month with the least moisture. This backpacking and hiking trail is a backpacking and hiking trail of wonderful length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a brilliant hiking and backpacking  
trail for experienced backcountry walkers in nice shape. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. At parts of the year this neighborhood sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. 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. The striking backpacking and hiking trails of the Blue Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountains. Wagner Gulch Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. There are plenty of great outdoors trails in Oregon; each one of them has its own unique beauty. During the summertime at Wagner Gulch Trail temperatures are regularly in the 80's with night lows in the 30's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 30's, and night lows in the 10's for Wagner Gulch Trail.

Briefly about the general area:
Some of the water close by flows, like Crane Creek, and camping is available at Corrigal Spring Campground. Be careful coming to Wagner Gulch Trail, you might not ever wanna return back home again. You might want to pay a visit to McCarty Gulch while you're here at Wagner Gulch Trail, and you can run the rapids of Grande Ronde River.
Get your pulse rate up on the delightful whitewater of John Day River - North Fork, and swing by Badger Creek it's a brilliant place to stop at. So many amusing things in the Blue Mountains, just remarkable. A nice spot like China Meadow here at Wagner Gulch Trail is too great to miss, and Snowshoe Spring is a splendid local attraction. Don’t forget to explore Moon Meadow while you're here at Wagner Gulch Trail, and why not camp at Deerhorn Campground while you're here at Wagner Gulch Trail.
And that's not everything you can do here in the Blue Mountains. It's always great to stop at Packsaddle Spring.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.9351, Longitude -118.5471
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.894, Longitude -118.4812
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2158 feet


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 Trails Near Wagner Gulch Trail:
Blackwell Trail, Grant County County , 1 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 2286 feet elevation difference
Trout Meadows Trail, Grant County County , 2 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 508 feet elevation difference
Martin Creek Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 902 feet elevation difference
Silver Butte Trail, Grant County County , 3 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2246 feet elevation difference
Indian Trail, Grant County County , 4 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 1314 feet elevation difference
Paradise Trail, Grant County County , 4 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 2883 feet elevation difference
Lake Creek Trail, Grant County County , 6 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 2647 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Wagner Gulch Trail:
Corrigal Spring Campground, Grant County, 12 miles away
Deerhorn Campground, Grant County, 15 miles away
Time and a Half Campground, Union County, 15 miles away
Camp Elkanah Campground, La Grande, 16 miles away
Sumpter Pines, Sumpter, 19 miles away
 Whitewater Near Wagner Gulch Trail:
John Day River - North Fork, Grant/ Umatilla County County , 11 miles away, Class II-III - 41 miles long (Route 52 Bridge to Dale)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 17 miles away, Class II-IV - 17 miles long (Tony Vey Meadow to Red Bridge State Park)
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