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| | If you are in California during backcountry trekking season you have to go backcountry trekking. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Calcite Road in San Diego County, California is such a fine location. Rather far from El Centro you discover Calcite Road, but it is a fine sanctuary from the town. For the duration of the summertime months, highs typically are in the 100's at Calcite Road, and during the night it cools down to the 70's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 70's, and winter nights come with lows in the |
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30's to Calcite Road. The number of great outdoors trails in this vicinity is not very high. Backpacking and hiking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and one of those is Calcite Road in San Diego County. Calcite Road is 3.6 miles long it's
| | a shorter type backcountry hike. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Calcite Road has only one trailhead, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. At Calcite Road you don’t see much precipitation; January is when you get the most rain here while June is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which | |
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makes this great outdoors trail great for the average backcountry hiker looking for an amusing adventure. Calcite Road is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference
of 701 feet, and that is lower than average. Each hiking trail in California is different from the others. Here in California backpacking is so much fun. The time needed for this hike is roughly 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared
for that. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike.
Briefly about the general area:
Calcite Road is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Desert
Shores Trailer Park is a glorious local campground. North Fork Palm Wash is a delightful stream that is worth checking out. There's so much to do here at Calcite Road that you need to camp here for a while, Truckhaven Rocks Campground is a good location for that.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.281, Longitude -116.0958
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Total elevation difference: 701 feet
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16 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near El Centro, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Calcite Road, San Diego County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Calcite Road. |
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La Casa del Zorro, Borrego Springs
, 16 miles away |
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Borrego Springs Resort and Country Club, Borrego Springs
, 18 miles away |
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Stanlunds Resort Inn And Suites, Borrego Springs
, 19 miles away |
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La Quinta Old Town Villas, La Quinta
, 22 miles away |
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Indian Palms Country Club and Resort, Indio
, 25 miles away |
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18 miles away
