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| | Chiquito Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail quite far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but when you spend some time trekking here you will feel like a whole new person. There are so many fine backcountry trails for backpacking in California; Chiquito Trail in Orange County is one of them. If you happen to be in California, why not go backpacking, it is always an enjoyable thing to do. The total elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 519 feet which is lower than average. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so don’t |
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forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This hike shouldn't take more than 1.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. There are numerous backcountry trails in California, and each one is stunning
| | in its own way. Chiquito Trail gets very little rain; the wettest month of the year is usually February, that's the one that rains the most; the driest of the months is July. Chiquito Trail is a very short backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail perfect for the average backcountry trekker looking for an enjoyable adventure. This is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. Chiquito Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have | |
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to worry about different climate zones along your hike. Even though this is not a very long backcountry trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. With its 2 miles of walking distance it's shorter than many wilderness trails. The backpacking
trails of the Santa Ana Mountains are the best way to enjoy these hills. This is one of many backcountry trails in the surrounding region. Backcountry backpacking in California is such a tremendous thing to do. Gotta get out of the city man, and Chiquito Trail in Orange County,
California is just the location. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. For the period of the months of summer, highs generally are in the 90's at Chiquito Trail. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 50's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 60's,
and nighttime lows in the 30's for Chiquito Trail.
Briefly about the general area:
Chiquito Trail is a great spot to camp, Upper San Juan Campground is a great spot, and a pleasant spot close by is Lion Canyon. This river is always fun.
This spot, the Santa Ana Mountains,
has so much outdoors exciting stuff. Camping at Chiquito Trail is brilliant fun, Lower San Juan Campground is a brilliant local campground, and at Chiquito Trail you always meet someone from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.6436, Longitude -117.4617
- - Directions and Road Map
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
Travel Inn of Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore
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11 miles away
Clean, comfortable rooms with queen beds, cable television, refrigerators, microwaves, tables and chairs, plenty of parking, and centrally located to a wide variety of attractions....
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User input for Chiquito Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Chiquito Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County, California
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San Juan Trail, Orange
County
, 3 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference |
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Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange
County
, 3 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference |
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Morgan Trail, Riverside
County
, 4 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 712 feet elevation difference |
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Los Pinos Trail, Orange
County
, 4 miles away, 15 hiking miles, 3620 feet elevation difference |
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Horsethief Trail, Orange
County
, 4 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 1304 feet elevation difference |
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East Horsetheif Trail, Riverside
County
, 5 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2793 feet elevation difference |
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Clark Trail, Riverside
County
, 6 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 877 feet elevation difference |
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Coto De Caza Guest Lodge, Trabuco Canyon
, 9 miles away |
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Travel Inn of Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore
, 11 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ELSINORE, Lake Elsinore
, 11 miles away |
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Quality Inn Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore
, 11 miles away |
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Best Western Lake View Inn & Suites, Lake Elsinore
, 11 miles away |
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11 miles away
