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| | Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Washboard Trail in Wallowa County, Oregon is an excellent pick. As long as you like the outdoors you will like Oregon. Great outdoors trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and Washboard Trail is one of them, and it's in Wallowa County. If you happen to be in Oregon, why not go backcountry trekking, it is the nice thing to do. The wilderness hiking trails of the Wallowa Mountains are a very great way to see these hills. Being 20.6 |
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miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. There are so many great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. This trek should take you about 3 days, so make sure you've got all your
| | overnight gear packed. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. At Washboard Trail you don’t see much rain; December is the wettest month with most snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This is a one trailhead trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. During the days of summer highs here at Washboard Trail get into the 80's. Summer overnight lows descend down to the 40's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 30's while the cold winter nights | |
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at Washboard Trail are in the 20's. Washboard Trail is a long tour away from La Grande, but backpacking trails like these are great. The length of this wilderness hiking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a fine great outdoors trail
for experienced backcountry trekkers in fine shape. Each one of the many trails of Oregon is worth backcountry trekking. The total elevation difference for Washboard Trail is 897 feet which is lower than average. 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. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area:
Whohoo, so much exciting
stuff in one place! The Wallowa Mountains is great! If you came to camp Wallowa Valley Stay and wash is a good spot to do that It's always great to visit Goat Mountain Spring. Miner Basin Creek flows through this area, and Monument Point is nearby and always good to have a look
at.
There's some flowing water close by, Granite Creek is a stream you can go to while here, and places like Miner Basin are great to go to. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors cool stuff the Wallowa Mountains has to offer. Don't you try to stop me, cause I'm havin'
a good time here at Washboard Trail. Put some time aside to spend at Minam Falls if you're here at Washboard Trail; Corral Basin is a great site to stretch your legs a bit.
There's so much to do here at Washboard Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Goebel's is a nice place for that; since you're here, you might as well pop by Sturgil Saddle.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.3833, Longitude -117.5738
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 20.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 897 feet
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
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16 miles away
This full-service Enterprise, Oregon hotel is minutes away from local attractions and is an ideal weekend getaway from busy everyday life. Enjoy a peaceful and relaxing getaway to Northwestern Orego...
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Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City
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34 miles away
This resort-style Baker City, Oregon hotel offers convenient access to a variety of recreational activities as well as local attractions. Discover one of the most relaxing and convenient hotels in E...
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Outdoors Recreation Near La Grande, Oregon
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of La Grande, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Washboard Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Washboard Trail, Wallowa Mountains, Wallowa County, Oregon
Local climate location: ELGIN 2 miles away
        
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Super 8 Baker City, Baker City
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34 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Washboard Trail. |
| | Trails Near Washboard Trail:
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Bear Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 3 miles away, 22.1 hiking miles, 4687 feet elevation difference |
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North Minam Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 4 miles away, 22.8 hiking miles, 4044 feet elevation difference |
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Bowman Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 7 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2945 feet elevation difference |
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Salt Trail, Union County
County
, 9 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 3105 feet elevation difference |
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Copper Creek Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 10 miles away, 13.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference |
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Huckleberry Trail, Union County
County
, 10 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2763 feet elevation difference |
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Crooked Trail, Wallowa County
County
, 11 miles away, 0.9 hiking miles, 516 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Washboard Trail:
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Grande Ronde River, Wallowa County
County
, 23 miles away, Class II-III - 46 miles long (Wallowa River to Grande Ronde River) |
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 29 miles away, Class II-IV - 13 miles long (Elgin to Palmer Junction) |
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 33 miles away, Class I - 32 miles long (Riverside City Park to Elgin) |
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Grande Ronde River, Asotin County
County
, 34 miles away, Class II-III - 19.5 miles long (Troy to Boggan's Oasis) |
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Grande Ronde River, Union County
County
, 43 miles away, Class II-IV - 9 miles long (Hilgard Junction State Park to Riverside City Park) |
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| | Hotels Near Washboard Trail:
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Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise
, 16 miles away |
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Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City
, 34 miles away |
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Super 8 Baker City, Baker City
, 34 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 34 miles away |
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Knights Inn Baker City, Baker City
, 35 miles away |
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