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| | If you happen to be in Washington, why not go backcountry hiking, it is something that is always fun to do. Every Washington hiking trail has its own unique beauty. There are many good hiking trails in Washington, and Turkey Creek Trail in Columbia County is one of them. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. With its 9.8 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many hiking trails. Turkey Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of |
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2,735 feet which is higher than average. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. Turkey Creek Trail is a very long wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough trail for advanced trekkers looking for an
| | excellent challenge. Turkey Creek Trail is ordinarily a relatively arid spot; most of the rain falls during December, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. This is just one of a large number of trails in this neighborhood. For the period of the summer months at Turkey Creek Trail temperatures are frequently in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows descend down to the 50's. High temperatures | |
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through the wintertime are normally in the 30's, and nighttime lows at Turkey Creek Trail through the wintertime mostly descend into the 20's. You should count on this hike taking about 8.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This great outdoors
trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. If you are in Washington during trekking season you have to go trekking. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the
fresh air a bit, and Turkey Creek Trail in Columbia County, Washington is a good pick. Trekking here in the Blue Mountains is an outstanding way to explore these highlands. Turkey Creek Trail is not very close to La Grande at all, but when you spend some time backcountry hiking
here you will feel like a whole new person.
Briefly about the general area:
Tallow Flat is a fine spot to stretch your legs a bit, and Teepee Campground is a brilliant campground here. Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff to do are beyond doubt abundant here at Turkey Creek
Trail. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Teepee Spring.
Camping at Turkey Creek Trail is tremendous fun, Tepee Campground is a tremendous local campground; let's not forget Turkey Creek which is a stream that you may stumble upon while here. A tour to Moolack Spring
will fill your soul with great feelings; whitewater paddling is splendid on Grande Ronde River. And that's not everything you can do here in the Blue Mountains. Cow Canyon is a magnificent location to spend some time at; Meadow Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth going to.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.1772, Longitude -117.7191
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 9.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 2735 feet
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41 miles away
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Walla Walla East Main St. Travelodge, Walla Walla
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43 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Turkey Creek Trail, Blue Mountains, Columbia County, Washington
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Walla Walla Motor Hotel, Walla Walla
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43 miles away
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44 miles away
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Panjab Trail, Columbia County
County
, 2 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 2647 feet elevation difference |
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East Butte Creek Trail, Columbia County
County
, 2 miles away, 27.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference |
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Meadow Creek Trail, Columbia County
County
, 3 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1798 feet elevation difference |
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Rattlesnake Trail, Columbia County
County
, 3 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 2988 feet elevation difference |
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Salter Trail, Columbia County
County
, 4 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3163 feet elevation difference |
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West Butte Creek Trail, Columbia County
County
, 4 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 3127 feet elevation difference |
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Crooked Creek Trail, Garfield County
County
, 6 miles away, 21.4 hiking miles, 4731 feet elevation difference |
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Walla Walla Super 8 Motel, Walla Walla
, 41 miles away |
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Walla Walla East Main St. Travelodge, Walla Walla
, 43 miles away |
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Walla Walla Motor Hotel, Walla Walla
, 43 miles away |
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Budget Inn Walla Walla, Walla Walla
, 44 miles away |
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Best Western Walla Walla Suites Inn, Walla Walla
, 44 miles away |
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