California hiking trails - Chiquito Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County

   
  A long journey parts Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana from Chiquito Trail, but there's glorious natural loveliness right here for you along it. Here in California hiking is a fine idea. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Chiquito Trail in Orange County, California is such an excellent site. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is just one of a large number of wilderness hiking
    trails in this area. 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. Chiquito Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something
happens. You should count on this trek taking about 1.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Chiquito Trail is 2 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry hike. Chiquito Trail has a total elevation difference of 519 feet which is lower than average. This region does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Every wilderness hiking trail in California  
is different from the others. Chiquito Trail is a very short trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a magnificent wilderness hiking trail for the average person looking for a magnificent adventure. At Chiquito Trail you don’t see much rain; of all the months in a year February is the one with the most rain while July is typically the driest month. At Chiquito Trail throughout the summertime months highs are in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 50's. During the winter the highs are usually in the 60's while the cold winter nights at Chiquito Trail are in the 30's. There are so many tremendous wilderness hiking trails for hiking in California, and one of those is Chiquito Trail in Orange County. The trails of the Santa Ana Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops.

Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Upper San Juan Campground is always a glorious experience; a fine site to take a look at is Lion Canyon. So much amusing stuff to do in the Santa Ana Mountains, not enough time. Chiquito Trail is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Lower San Juan Campground is a perfect local campground, and the wonderful folks of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana like to hang out close by.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.6436, Longitude -117.4617
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Total in and out hiking length = 2 miles

Total climbing distance = .7 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 519 feet


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 Trails Near Chiquito Trail:
San Juan Trail, Orange County , 3 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference
Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange County , 3 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference
Morgan Trail, Riverside County , 4 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 712 feet elevation difference
Los Pinos Trail, Orange County , 4 miles away,  15 hiking miles, 3620 feet elevation difference
Horsethief Trail, Orange County , 4 miles away,  2.6 hiking miles, 1304 feet elevation difference
East Horsetheif Trail, Riverside County , 5 miles away,  7.8 hiking miles, 2793 feet elevation difference
Clark Trail, Riverside County , 6 miles away,  4.8 hiking miles, 877 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Chiquito Trail:
Lower San Juan Campground, Orange County, 1 miles away
Upper San Juan Campground, Riverside County, 1 miles away
Blue Jay Campground, Orange County, 2 miles away
Ortega Oaks RV Park and Campground, Lake Elsinore, 2 miles away
Falcon Campground, Orange County, 2 miles away
 National Parks Near Chiquito Trail:
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego - CA , 53 miles away
 Hotels Near Chiquito Trail:
Travel Inn of Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore , 11 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ELSINORE, Lake Elsinore , 11 miles away
Quality Inn Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore , 11 miles away
Best Western Lake View Inn & Suites, Lake Elsinore , 11 miles away
Ayres Hotel & Spa Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo , 12 miles away

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