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| | Backcountry backpacking in Oregon is so much fun. There are many nice backcountry trails in Oregon, and Welcome Lakes Trail in Marion County is one of them. This part of Oregon has a wonderful deal of available outdoors endeavors. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Different parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. These trails here in the Central |
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Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these peaks. There are so many great outdoors trails in this area. Welcome Lakes Trail is a two ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone
| | to pick you up at the other end. Welcome Lakes Trail is 16.2 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Welcome Lakes Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Welcome Lakes Trail gets lots of water; December is when you get the most rain here; July on the other hand is the driest. This trek should take you about 2.5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Welcome | |
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Lakes Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,795 feet, and that is higher than average. Quite far from Hood River you locate Welcome Lakes Trail, but it's one of those sites where hiking is fine. Every single Oregon backcountry trail is well worth a backcountry hike. You can't
spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Welcome Lakes Trail in Marion County, Oregon is a tremendous site to go. This is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Summertime highs at Welcome Lakes Trail usually tend
to be in the 70's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. For the period of the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 30's for Welcome Lakes Trail.
Briefly about the general area:
Beachie Saddle
is a splendid site to have a look at right next door to Welcome Lakes Trail, and there's some flowing water close by, Battle Creek is a stream you can check out while you're here. So much amusing stuff to do here in the Central Cascade Range, too great to be true. Terrace Spring
is always fun to check out; obviously Welcome Creek flows through this region.
This river is a great place to visit. Pegleg Falls is a gorgeous place to visit while you're at Welcome Lakes Trail, and get your heart pumping on the perfect whitewater of Collawash River. All year
is a wonderful time in the Central Cascade Range if you like the outdoors. B and B Rentals is a tremendous campground here. Any time is a pleasant time at Welcome Lakes Trail if you go for the outdoors. If you came for an overnight stay Skookum Lake Campground is a good site to
camp; you should undeniably dedicate some time to Pansy Basin if you're here at Welcome Lakes Trail.
Do set aside some time for Toma Meadow while you're here at Welcome Lakes Trail, and a pleasant place for whitewater paddling is Collawash River.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 44.898, Longitude -122.007
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 44.9001, Longitude -122.1165
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 16.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 16.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 3795 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Welcome Lakes Trail. |
| | Trails Near Welcome Lakes Trail:
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Elk Lake Trail, Marion County
County
, 1 miles away, 8.5 hiking miles, 1845 feet elevation difference |
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Mother Lode Trail, Marion County
County
, 3 miles away, 10.7 hiking miles, 3313 feet elevation difference |
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Bull of the Woods Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, 3.1 hiking miles, 2348 feet elevation difference |
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Humbug Ridge Trail, Marion County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.9 hiking miles, 1523 feet elevation difference |
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Janus Butte Trail, Marion County
County
, 4 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 2376 feet elevation difference |
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Farm Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 4 miles away, 0.7 hiking miles, 252 feet elevation difference |
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Twin Lakes Trail, Marion County
County
, 4 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 888 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Welcome Lakes Trail:
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Collawash River, Marion County
County
, 3 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 5 miles long (Elk Lake Creek to river mile 5.5) |
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Collawash River, Marion County
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV - 5.5 miles long (Mile 5.5 bridge to Two Rivers Picnic Area) |
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Breitenbush River, Marion County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV - 8.2 miles long (Cleator Bend Campground to Detroit Lake) |
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Clackamas River, Clackamas County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River) |
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Santiam River - North, Marion/ Linn County
County
, 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.3 miles long (Bruno Mt. Road Bridge to Detroit Reservoir) |
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| | Hotels Near Welcome Lakes Trail:
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Detroit Motel, Detroit
, 10 miles away |
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All Season's Motel, Detroit
, 10 miles away |
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Lakeside Motel, Detroit
, 10 miles away |
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The Resort At The Mountain, Welches
, 23 miles away |
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Old Welches Inn, Welches
, 23 miles away |
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23 miles away
