California hiking trails - Canton Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County

   
  It's a lengthy trip from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura to Canton Canyon Trail, but there's tremendous natural prettiness waiting here for you along it. There are many nice backcountry trails in California, and Canton Canyon Trail in Los Angeles County is one of them. When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its backcountry trails never gets boring. This backpacking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Canton Canyon Trail gets
    very little precipitation; February is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest month is July. Every California backcountry trail is well worth a trek. The warmest time of the year at Canton Canyon Trail comes with high temperatures in the 80's, and during summer nights
temperatures are in the 60's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's, and night lows in the 30's for Canton Canyon Trail. This area does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is a region covered with lots of backcountry hiking trails. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Canton Canyon Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a really tremendous spot to spend some time. Being  
14 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. California is a good site for trekkers. Canton Canyon Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,124 feet, and that is about average. Canton Canyon Trail is a very long backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backcountry hiking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a magnificent challenge. This backcountry hike should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Backcountry hiking here in the Sierra Madre is a good way to explore these peaks. Canton Canyon Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Some parts of this wilderness trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it.

Briefly about the general area:
This place, Canton Canyon Trail, it simply has so much outdoors amusing stuff. A quick trip to Michael Creek near Canton Canyon Trail is a tremendous idea, and don’t forget to stop at Oak Flats while you're here at Canton Canyon Trail. Not far from Canton Canyon Trail you locate Spanish Point, and Lake Piru is a great local campground.
A magnificent location like Big Oak Flat here at Canton Canyon Trail is too perfect to miss, and while you're here, you might as well have a look at Violin Summit. Life's too short to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Sierra Madre. Get wet paddling on Piru Creek, and since you're here, you could stop by Agua Blanca Creek.
So much exciting stuff in the Sierra Madre, just unbelievable. Why not camp at Blue Point Campground since you're here at Canton Canyon Trail; the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Fisher Spring. Whitewater paddling is good on Piru Creek, and don't leave Canton Canyon Trail without first paying a visit to Oak Flat Spring.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.5146, Longitude -118.736
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.5637, Longitude -118.6868
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 2124 feet


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 Trails Near Canton Canyon Trail:
Devil Canyon Trail, Los Angeles County , 1 miles away,  17.6 hiking miles, 2574 feet elevation difference
Pothole Trail, Ventura County , 5 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2168 feet elevation difference
Bailey Trail, Los Angeles County , 8 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1111 feet elevation difference
Warm Springs Necktie Trail, Los Angeles County , 8 miles away,  6.6 hiking miles, 2346 feet elevation difference
Agua Blanca Trail, Ventura County , 9 miles away, 20.2 hiking miles, 6134 feet elevation difference
Fish Canyon Trail, Los Angeles County , 10 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1826 feet elevation difference
Gillette Mine Trail, Los Angeles County , 10 miles away, 6.7 hiking miles, 2480 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Canton Canyon Trail:
Blue Point Campground, Ventura County, 3 miles away
Lake Piru, Piru, 6 miles away
Cienaga Campground, Los Angeles County, 7 miles away
Dominguez Campground, Ventura County, 7 miles away
Castaic Lake RV Park, Castaic, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Canton Canyon Trail:
Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County County , 4 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru)
Piru Creek, Ventura County County , 8 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River)
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 24 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
 National Parks Near Canton Canyon Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 22 miles away
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 43 miles away
 Hotels Near Canton Canyon Trail:
Rodeway Inn Magic Mountain Area, Castaic , 7 miles away
Days Inn Castaic Six Flags Magic Mountain, Castaic , 7 miles away
Courtyard Santa Clarita Valencia, Valencia , 10 miles away
Embassy Suites Valencia, Valencia , 10 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Valencia Six Flags, Valencia , 11 miles away

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