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| | Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Windy Pass Way in Douglas County, Oregon is a really great place to spend some time. Each one of the many hiking trails of Oregon is well worth a hike. Windy Pass Way is positioned a quite lengthy journey from Klamath Falls, but when you hike it you're always having a wonderful time. Windy Pass Way generally gets a large amount of rainfall; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last |
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the whole trip. Hiking here in Oregon is a nice way to spend some time. This is a two-ended wilderness hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Throughout the days of summer, highs
| | generally are in the 80's at Windy Pass Way. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 40's. High temperatures all through the winter are normally in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Windy Pass Way are in the 20's. Oregon has lots of outdoors activities. Backpacking and hiking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Oregon, and Windy Pass Way is one of them, and it's in Douglas County. This is one of many wilderness hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Different parts of this hiking trail are at very | |
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different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 1,518 feet which is an average
number. The length of this backpacking trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Windy Pass Way is 21 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails. This
hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Now, this is roughly a 3-day trek, so it's a good thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. These backpacking trails here in
the Central Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains.
Briefly about the general area:
Places like Pumice Flat are glorious to stop by, and why not take a little spree to Warrior Creek while you're here. Slim Prairie is a great spot, and don't leave Windy
Pass Way without first paying a visit to Lemolo Falls.
Just can't get enough of the Central Cascade Range. There's so much to do here at Windy Pass Way that you need to camp here for a while, Shelter Cove Resort is a good spot for that, and Crystal Springs is an inspiring place
to go to while here. Tandy Bay is not far from Windy Pass Way at all, and a brilliant place is Emigrant Pass. Yep, outdoors amusing things to do are really abundant here at Windy Pass Way. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Windy Pass Way has to offer, you can camp
at Lake Lucile Campground, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Bradley Creek.
And if that's not enough there's loads more enjoyable things to do in the Central Cascade Range.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 43.4327, Longitude -122.1209
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 43.3709, Longitude -122.1527
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 21 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 21 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 1518 feet
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| | Trails Near Windy Pass Way:
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Sawtooth Way, Douglas County
County
, 1 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 1284 feet elevation difference |
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Timpanogas Way, Douglas County
County
, 2 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 432 feet elevation difference |
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Windigo Way, Douglas County
County
, 3 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 738 feet elevation difference |
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Kelsay Way, Douglas County
County
, 3 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2161 feet elevation difference |
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Calamut Way, Douglas County
County
, 4 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 595 feet elevation difference |
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Windy Lakes Trail, Klamath County
County
, 4 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 1381 feet elevation difference |
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Fawn Lake Way, Klamath County
County
, 6 miles away, 14 hiking miles, 2081 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Windy Pass Way:
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Hills Creek, Lane County
County
, 21 miles away, Class IV - 6 miles long (6 mi above Reservoir) |
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Salt Creek, Lane County
County
, 23 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.2 miles long (McCredie Hot Springs to Rigdon Road Bridge) |
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Salmon Creek, Lane County
County
, 27 miles away, Class II-V - 12 miles long (Top of Upper Salmon Creek Gorge to Oakridge) |
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Christy Creek, Lane County
County
, 30 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 9 miles long (to Confluence with Willamette) |
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Willamette River - North Fork of Middle Fork, Lane County
County
, 30 miles away, Class IV-V - 13.5 miles long (to Westfir) |
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