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| | Blue Canyon Trail is a long journey away from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, but great outdoors trails like these are good. There are plenty of backcountry hiking trails in California; each one of them is worth backcountry backpacking. Here in California backcountry backpacking is something that is always fun to do. This walk shouldn't take more than 8 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 741 feet, and that is lower than average. Sometimes this great |
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outdoors trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Around Blue Canyon Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; February is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. Blue Canyon Trail is a two ended
| | great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. With its 9.4 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many trails. Finally, backcountry trekking time is here again, and Blue Canyon Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is a great choice. This great outdoors hiking trail is a very long great outdoors hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. All through the | |
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warm days of summer, highs commonly are in the 90's at Blue Canyon Trail with overnight lows in the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 60's, and overnight lows through the wintertime for Blue Canyon Trail tend to be in the 30's. The trail stays roughly within the same
elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole trail. This is a long great outdoors trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Backpacking trails are good and plentiful in California; Blue Canyon Trail is one of them, and it's in
Santa Barbara County. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Backcountry hiking here in the Sierra Madre is a very fine way to see these hills. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails
in the surrounding area.
Briefly about the general area:
A quick journey to Picay Creek next to Blue Canyon Trail is a good idea, and Blue Canyon Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Blue Canyon Campground is a good local campground. Yep, outdoors entertaining
stuff truly is abundant here in the Sierra Madre. Forbush Flat is a wonderful location, and a spree to Blue Canyon Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Little Caliente Spring.
Why not stop at Pendola Debris Dam if you're here; if you came to camp Upper Blue Canyon
Campground is a good spot to do that. I can't stop, cause I'm havin' a good time here at Blue Canyon Trail. Agua Caliente Canyon is a good place to go to in close proximity to Blue Canyon Trail, and a short tour to Agua Caliente Spring is always worthwhile. There's no way anyone
can get bored here in the Sierra Madre. Garrapata Creek flows through this area, and taking a little tour to close by Loon Point is a nice idea.
Beaches are great; and East Beach in close proximity to Blue Canyon Trail is no exception. Places like P-Bar Flats are delightful to take a look at, and don't miss out on a spree to Channel Islands National Park while you're here.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.5136, Longitude -119.5998
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.4862, Longitude -119.5593
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 741 feet
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4 miles away
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Montecito Inn, Santa Barbara
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6 miles away
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User input for Blue Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California, the metro area neareast to Blue Canyon Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Blue Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
Local climate location: CACHUMA LAKE 8 miles away
      
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Coast Village Inn, Santa Barbara
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6 miles away
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Sandyland Reef Inn, Carpinteria
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6 miles away
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Romero Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 0 miles away, .8 hiking miles, 579 feet elevation difference |
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San Ysidro Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 3 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 3463 feet elevation difference |
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Cold Spring Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 4 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 2741 feet elevation difference |
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Franklin Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2209 feet elevation difference |
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Pie Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1780 feet elevation difference |
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Mono Alamar Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 1332 feet elevation difference |
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Agua Caliente Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 7 miles away, 17 hiking miles, 2537 feet elevation difference |
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Inn on Summer Hill, Summerland
, 4 miles away |
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Montecito Inn, Santa Barbara
, 6 miles away |
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Coast Village Inn, Santa Barbara
, 6 miles away |
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Sandyland Reef Inn, Carpinteria
, 6 miles away |
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Best Western Carpinteria Inn, Carpinteria
, 6 miles away |
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