Скачать или смотреть (HD) FULL WINTER SNOW HIKE - Whychus Creek Trail & Overlook Super Loop! | Deschutes | Central Oregon

This was a Winter Snow Day Hike in Central Oregon, Deschutes National Forest, Whychus Creek Trailhead, doing an approximately 10.5 Mile "Super Loop" (I ended doing about 14 Miles total with Side Trips) exploring and capturing all of the Highlights of the Whychus Creek Complex with shoreline sections, overlook sections as well as very interesting geological formations including overhangs, small cave areas and boulder fields! One motto for this area could be - come for the gorgeous Creek, stay for the interesting geology!

It is important to note that Whychus Creek is actually a designated National Wild & Scenic River, a process completed in 2019. It is a tributary to Deschutes River, which is also designated a National Wild & Scenic River. So this Creekside Shoreline Hike is officially STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!

What makes this a "Super Loop" is that it combines/captures all the Highlights of this Zone into one continuous Day Hike. One could cherry pick some of the Highlight sections very easily by moving their vehicle, particularly the Whychus Overlook Trail Area that is paved and not a rugged Wilderness style Trail like the rest of this Loop Hike.

The Elevation starts around 3400 FT and goes to around 4200 FT, with the natural machinations of the Trail, it is around 1200 FT Total Elevation Gain. There were snow and ice in patches along the Trail, so traction control devices are recommended for your feet in Winter - I deployed Yaktrax Summit for the duration of the Hike. The temperature was below freezing at 28F, wind chill 22F, the ground was frozen, and the temperature skyrocketed into the 50F's later in the afternoon. The sky was blue bird initially, but later turned to overcast. This was Hiked on 3/11/2022, and there were of course NO Mosquitoes.

As far as road conditions, it's paved road all the way to the parking lot which is flat and has rocks in it, so it was a very easy and safe driving route. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive, however do watch for road conditions, particularly snow/ice depending on the time of year, and of course do so at your own risk!