Washington hiking trails - Melton Creek Trail, Blue Mountains, Garfield County

   
  Here in Washington backcountry trekking is so much fun. Can’t wait to get out in nature, Melton Creek Trail in Garfield County, Washington is a really nice location to spend some time. Melton Creek Trail is situated a relatively lengthy tour from Pullman, but backpacking it is always cool. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding area. During the summer months highs here at Melton Creek Trail get into the 80's.
    Summer nighttime lows dip down to the 50's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's while Melton Creek Trail nighttime low temperatures during the winter are in the 20's. This part of Washington is always a diversion to go to during backcountry backpacking
season. Melton Creek Trail gets very little rain; all through January this vicinity sees the most rain; July meanwhile is the driest month. With its 16.4 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. The delightful hiking and backpacking trails of the Blue Mountains are the best way to enjoy these highlands. The total elevation difference for Melton Creek Trail is 4,283 feet which is higher than average. Melton Creek Trail is a one trailhead hiking trail,  
so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. There are plenty of great outdoors trails in Washington; each one of them is different from the others. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This backcountry hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Melton Creek Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail of good length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a wonderful challenge. There are great outdoors trails all over Washington, and Melton Creek Trail is one of them, and it's in Garfield County. Now, this is roughly a 2.5-day backcountry hike, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed.

Briefly about the general area:
Take a little trip to Willow Creek if you're here at Melton Creek Trail, and if you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Grande Ronde River. Looking for some flowing water? Try East Fork First Creek; a spree to Sheephead Spring will fill your spirit with good feelings.
And that's not all the things to do here in the Blue Mountains. Don't leave Melton Creek Trail without first paying a visit to Diamond Spring; sites like Elk Flat are glorious to take a look at. Just can't get enough of the Blue Mountains. This place is peerless, just look at all the cool things to do next to Melton Creek Trail. A wonderful spot to camp here at Melton Creek Trail is Misery Spring Campground, and Chaparral Basin is a good site to stretch your legs a bit.
A nice place in close proximity to Melton Creek Trail is Slide Canyon; Melton Creek Trail is splendid enough to spend more than a day at, Spruce Spring Campground is a splendid local campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.1177, Longitude -117.5364
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Total in and out hiking length = 16.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Total elevation difference: 4283 feet


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 Trails Near Melton Creek Trail:
Low Saddle Trail, Asotin County County , 3 miles away,  11.2 hiking miles, 1856 feet elevation difference
July Ridge Trail, Garfield County County , 3 miles away,  5.4 hiking miles, 2063 feet elevation difference
Bear Creek Trail, Garfield County County , 3 miles away, 8.3 hiking miles, 2461 feet elevation difference
Packer Trail, Garfield County County , 4 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 2776 feet elevation difference
Mount Misery Trail, Columbia County County , 5 miles away,  22.8 hiking miles, 969 feet elevation difference
Tucannon River Trail, Garfield County County , 5 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 702 feet elevation difference
Crooked Creek Trail, Garfield County County , 6 miles away, 21.4 hiking miles, 4731 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Melton Creek Trail:
Spruce Spring Campground, Garfield County, 5 miles away
Misery Spring Campground, Garfield County, 5 miles away
Big Spring Campground, Garfield County, 7 miles away
Wickiup Campground, Garfield County, 8 miles away
Alder Thicket Campground, Garfield County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Melton Creek 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, Asotin County County , 14 miles away, Class II-III - 19.5 miles long (Troy to Boggan's Oasis)
Grande Ronde River, Asotin County County , 30 miles away, Class II-IV - 27 miles long (Boggan's Oasis to Snake River)
Grande Ronde River, Union County County , 31 miles away, Class II-IV - 13 miles long (Elgin to Palmer Junction)
 Hotels Near Melton Creek Trail:
Best Western Rama Inn & Suites, Enterprise , 36 miles away
Best Western Rivertree Inn, Clarkston , 38 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center, Clarkston , 39 miles away
Hawthorn Inn & Suites Pullman, Pullman , 40 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pullman, Wa, Pullman , 40 miles away

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