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| | When you're here in Oregon backcountry backpacking along one of its great outdoors trails is an outstanding way to spend some time. Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Whetstone Trail in Clackamas County, Oregon is a splendid site to go. A long drive parts Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton from Whetstone Trail, but many people like to trek here to be in the vicinity of the wilderness. Whetstone Trail is not that long but it's always pleasant to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Whetstone Trail is a reasonably wet site commonly with |
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lots of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is usually December, that's the one that rains the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Whetstone Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,456 feet, and that is about average. Every great outdoors
| | trail in Oregon is different from the others. Trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and Whetstone Trail in Clackamas County is one of them. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Outdoors people generally like this part of Oregon. This wilderness trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. The number of backpacking and hiking trails in this region is not very high. And | |
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keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. During the summer months at Whetstone Trail temperatures are regularly in the 70's with nighttime lows in the 50's. Daytime highs through the wintertime are in the 40's; nighttime lows at Whetstone Trail through
the wintertime commonly dip into the 30's. The beautiful great outdoors hiking trails of the Central Cascade Range are a really tremendous way to spend quality time in the wilderness. This great outdoors hiking trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles
which makes this backpacking and hiking trail perfect for the average walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Being 3.2 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry trek. You spend the whole backcountry trek in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about
the same from start to finish.
Briefly about the general area:
You'll beyond doubt wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff in the Central Cascade Range. Camping is available at B and B Rentals, and Bagby Hot Springs is a wonderful spot to go to
while you're at Whetstone Trail. It's a magnificent idea to go to Doris Creek, it's next to Whetstone Trail.
A splendid spot to camp here at Whetstone Trail is Skookum Lake Campground; don't forget to take a good little visit to Alice Creek.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.9019, Longitude -122.1873
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1456 feet
Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
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25 miles away
This Sandy, Oregon hotel is an interior corridor hotel offering guests easy access to Mt. Hood, the Rose Garden Convention Center and the Oregon Zoo at Washington Park. Enjoy beautiful mountain view...
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
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26 miles away
The Resort at The Mountain is the premier Northwest golf and ski resort located in the Highlands of Oregon just an hour east of Portland at the western base of Mt. Hood. The Resort features 160 gues...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon-Washington
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Molalla Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 1 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1285 feet elevation difference |
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Nohorn Trail, Clackamas County
County
, 3 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 472 feet elevation difference |
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South Fork Mountain Trail, Clackamas County
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, 3 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2378 feet elevation difference |
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Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy
, 25 miles away |
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Resort at the Mountain, Welches
, 26 miles away |
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Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches
, 26 miles away |
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Howard Johnson Gresham, Gresham
, 33 miles away |
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Best Western Pony Soldier-Gresham, Gresham
, 34 miles away |
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