Oregon hiking trails - Whisky Spring Trail, Southern Cascade Range, Lake County

   
  Many miles from the nearest town you have Whisky Spring Trail, and if you're looking for an outstanding place to go trekking, this is an outstanding pick. Here in Oregon backcountry hiking is so much fun. Wilderness trails for backcountry hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon; Whisky Spring Trail is one of them, and it's in Lake County. All through the warm months at Whisky Spring Trail temperatures are commonly in the 80's. Summer overnight lows drop down to the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's, and winter nights come with
    lows in the 10's to Whisky Spring Trail. Whisky Spring Trail is 7.2 miles long it's a mid length walk. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, if you happen to be in Lake County of Oregon, Whisky Spring Trail is an outstanding local trail for doing a bit of leg
stretching. Whisky Spring Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,527 feet which is higher than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Backcountry hiking here in the Southern Cascade Range is a really good way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Whisky Spring Trail is frequently a relatively dehydrated site; December is the month that gets the most snow; the driest month is July. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 6.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. As long as you like  
the outdoors you will like Oregon. Every single Oregon great outdoors hiking trail is different from the others. Keep in mind that this is a long backcountry hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This is one of a very small number of backcountry hiking trails in this neighborhood. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Whisky Spring Trail is a normal length backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous backcountry hiking trail for experienced trekkers in great shape. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Some parts of Whisky Spring Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it.

Briefly about the general area:
Everybody loves Swede Cabin Flat, and camping is available at North Creek Campground. Boulder Spring is an inspiring place to check out while you're here, and some of the water close by flows, like Hammond Creek.
Camping at Dairy Creek Campground is always a nice experience. You'll beyond doubt wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun things in the Southern Cascade Range. A short visit to Whisky Spring is always worthwhile; getting to Leonard Creek from Whisky Spring Trail is painless.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 42.4458, Longitude -120.8871
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Total in and out hiking length = 7.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 2527 feet


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 Trails Near Whisky Spring Trail:
Boulder Spring Trail, Lake County County , 2 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 1575 feet elevation difference
Gearhart Trail, Klamath County County , 3 miles away, 11.9 hiking miles, 2196 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Whisky Spring Trail:
Dairy Creek Campground, Lake County, 9 miles away
North Creek Campground, Lake County, 11 miles away
 National Parks Near Whisky Spring Trail:
Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake - CA , 49 miles away
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Interstate 8 Motel Lakeview, Lakeview , 39 miles away
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