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| | Far from modern life you come across Winchester Trail, and many folks like to backcountry trek here to be right next door to the wilderness. Oregon has plenty of magnificent wilderness trails, and Winchester Trail in Lane County is one of them. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the wilderness a bit, and Winchester Trail in Lane County, Oregon is such a perfect location. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. There are so many hiking trails in this vicinity. |
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Winchester Trail gets a great deal of water; the wettest month of the year is regularly December, that's the one that rains the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This wilderness trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles
| | which makes this hiking trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Backcountry backpacking in Oregon is the magnificent thing to do. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. There's not much difference in elevation along Winchester Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your trek. This is a one trailhead backpacking and hiking trail, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Trails like | |
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this one here in the Central Cascade Range are a brilliant way to explore these peaks. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 2 days normally, so it's a glorious thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Each wilderness trail in Oregon has its own character. Winchester
Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,421 feet, and that is about average. With its 14.6 miles of walking distance; it's a long backcountry hiking trail. All through the summer months here at Winchester Trail, high temperatures mostly reach the 80's. During the moonlight
hours it's mostly in the 40's. During the winter highs are in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Winchester Trail. Backpacking here in Oregon is a must.
Briefly about the general area:
That right there is a lot of entertaining stuff already but it
goes on, the Central Cascade Range has it all. If you're here at Winchester Trail, you could visit Klovdahl Creek, and you ought to go to Klovdahl Bay when you're here. Man, is there a load of entertaining stuff to do near Winchester Trail. Places like Cupit Mary Meadow are tremendous
to take a look at, and camping is available at Shelter Cove Resort.
This river is so wonderful. A quick journey to Skookum Creek next to Winchester Trail is a wonderful idea; a magnificent place is Box Canyon. Waldo Meadows is a striking location any time of year, and in the
event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on McKenzie River - South Fork. Lillian Falls is always fun to check out, and a delightful place to camp here at Winchester Trail is Twin Springs Campground.
You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool things in the Central Cascade Range. Whitewater paddling is magnificent on Horse Creek.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 43.8184, Longitude -122.12
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 14.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Total elevation difference: 1421 feet
Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
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27 miles away
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Best Western Newberry Station, La Pine
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42 miles away
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Winchester Trail, Central Cascade Range, Lane County, Oregon
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| These outdoors activities are available near Winchester Trail. |
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Salmon Creek Trail, Lane County
County
, 2 miles away, 8.2 hiking miles, 1173 feet elevation difference |
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Cupit Mary Meadow Trail, Lane County
County
, 3 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 1105 feet elevation difference |
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Blair Lake Trail, Lane County
County
, 4 miles away, 13.4 hiking miles, 960 feet elevation difference |
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Waldo Lake Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2265 feet elevation difference |
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Crain Prairie Trail, Lane County
County
, 5 miles away, 18.3 hiking miles, 504 feet elevation difference |
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High Divide Trail, Lane County
County
, 6 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 1321 feet elevation difference |
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Grasshopper Trail, Lane County
County
, 7 miles away, 10.2 hiking miles, 2109 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Winchester Trail:
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McKenzie River - South Fork, Lane County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Dutch Oven Camp to Cougar Reservoir) |
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Horse Creek, Lane County
County
, 18 miles away, Class III - 11 miles long (above Separation Creek to McKenzie River) |
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Christy Creek, Lane County
County
, 18 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 9 miles long (to Confluence with Willamette) |
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Hills Creek, Lane County
County
, 18 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir) |
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Salt Creek, Lane County
County
, 18 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.2 miles long (McCredie Hot Springs to Rigdon Road Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Winchester Trail:
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Sleepy Hollow Motel, Blue River
, 21 miles away |
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Arbor Inn, Oakridge
, 25 miles away |
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Oakridge Motel, Oakridge
, 25 miles away |
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Cascade Motel & Storage, Oakridge
, 27 miles away |
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Best Western Oakridge Inn, Oakridge
, 27 miles away |
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