Washington hiking trails - Grizzly Bear Trail, Blue Mountains, Columbia County

   
  There are trails all over Washington, and Grizzly Bear Trail is one of them, and it's in Columbia County. Washington is a tremendous location for hikers. Gotta get out of the city man, and Grizzly Bear Trail in Columbia County, Washington is a wonderful location for getting out. A common amount of rainfall falls here at Grizzly Bear Trail; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain; the driest month is July. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a
    stove or make a camp fire. Grizzly Bear Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. Going for a walk here in Washington is a fine idea. There are so many backpacking trails in this neighborhood. Grizzly Bear Trail is not very in close proximity
to La Grande at all, but what a wonderful location for backcountry backpacking it is. Grizzly Bear Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail of wonderful length having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious backpacking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in great shape. With its 25.2 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 3.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff  
you need. During the long summer days highs here at Grizzly Bear Trail get into the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 40's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's with temperatures at Grizzly Bear Trail dipping down into the 20's throughout winter nights. Trekking here in the Blue Mountains is the best way to enjoy these peaks. The total elevation difference for Grizzly Bear Trail is 3,837 feet which is a higher than average number. There are plenty of trails in Washington; each one of them has its own unique prettiness. This hiking and backpacking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the hiking and backpacking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Grizzly Bear Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.

Briefly about the general area:
Box Canyon is a great location to go to nearby; it's a delightful idea to pop by Rock Creek. Stay the night at Tepee Campground, and everybody loves Ant Flat.
A short trip to Rock Spring is always worthwhile, and Grizzly Bear Trail is a great site to visit for more than one day, Teepee Campground is a great site to camp nearby. Man, is there a load of amusing things to do in the Blue Mountains. Meadow Spring is a beautiful place to check out while you're at Grizzly Bear Trail; there's whitewater on Grande Ronde River for all you adrenaline people. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors exciting stuff the area close to Grizzly Bear Trail has to offer. Ant Flat is a good location; a quick visit to Squaw Creek is unquestionably a wonderful idea.
So much exciting stuff to do here in the Blue Mountains, too wonderful to be true. Get your pulse rate up on the good whitewater of Grande Ronde River.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 45.9658, Longitude -117.6755
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Total in and out hiking length = 25.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 10.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Total elevation difference: 3837 feet


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 Trails Near Grizzly Bear Trail:
Cross Canyon Trail, Wallowa County County , 3 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 2827 feet elevation difference
West Butte Creek Trail, Columbia County County , 5 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 3127 feet elevation difference
Slick Ear Trail, Columbia County County , 5 miles away,  19.4 hiking miles, 2581 feet elevation difference
Dexter Ridge Trail, Columbia County County , 5 miles away,  23 hiking miles, 3441 feet elevation difference
East Butte Creek Trail, Columbia County County , 5 miles away,  27.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
Smooth Ridge Trail, Columbia County County , 6 miles away,  36.8 hiking miles, 5156 feet elevation difference
Sawtooth Trail, Columbia County County , 6 miles away, 13.3 hiking miles, 3580 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Grizzly Bear Trail:
Teepee Campground, Columbia County, 6 miles away
Tepee Campground, Columbia County, 6 miles away
Godman Campground, Columbia County, 7 miles away
Bear Canyon Campground, Wallowa County, 7 miles away
Panjab Campground, Columbia County, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Grizzly Bear Trail:
Grande Ronde River, Wallowa County County , 14 miles away, Class II-III - 46 miles long (Wallowa River to Grande Ronde River)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 20 miles away, Class II-IV - 13 miles long (Elgin to Palmer Junction)
Grande Ronde River, Asotin County County , 26 miles away, Class II-III - 19.5 miles long (Troy to Boggan's Oasis)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 32 miles away, Class I - 32 miles long (Riverside City Park to Elgin)
Grande Ronde River, Asotin County County , 42 miles away, Class II-IV - 27 miles long (Boggan's Oasis to Snake River)
 Hotels Near Grizzly Bear Trail:
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, La Grande , 40 miles away
Lagrande Super 8 Motel, La Grande , 40 miles away
Walla Walla Super 8 Motel, Walla Walla , 40 miles away
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise , 40 miles away
La Grande Travelodge, La Grande , 41 miles away

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