California hiking trails - Clark Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Riverside County

   
  Clark Trail is not very near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana at all, but you always have a fine time when you're backpacking along it. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Clark Trail in Riverside County, California is a fine place to go. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in California; each one of them is pretty in its own way. This is not a very long wilderness hiking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes,
    so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 4.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Clark Trail is a location that is quite dry commonly;
through February this vicinity sees the most rain, and July is when it's the driest. Clark Trail is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this area. These great outdoors trails here in the Santa Ana Mountains are a glorious way to explore these mountaintops. With so many outdoors pursuits available in California you'll never get bored. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry trekking, it is always an exciting thing to do. With  
its 4.8 miles of walking distance it's an average length great outdoors hiking trail. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 877 feet which is a lower than average number. The length of this great outdoors trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a perfect hiking trail for the average person looking for a perfect adventure. Wilderness hiking trails are good and plentiful in California, and one of these is Clark Trail in Riverside County. There's not much difference in elevation along the great outdoors hiking trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. For the period of the summertime months highs here at Clark Trail get into the 80's. Summer overnight lows drop down to the 60's. For the duration of the winter the highs are commonly in the 60's, and all through the dark hours in the winter at Clark Trail temperatures drop to the 40's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place.

Briefly about the general area:
This is such a great river. White Oak Springs is always fun to check out, and if you came to camp Upper San Juan Campground is a fine place to do that. Do set aside some time for Indian Potrero while you're here at Clark Trail. There's so much to do here at Clark Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Lower San Juan Campground is a splendid site for that.
These mountains rock, just look at all the enjoyable things to do in the Santa Ana Mountains. Dobe Spring is a tremendous local attraction; a pleasant visit to Verdugo Potrero is a magnificent way to spend an afternoon. Now, you may think that's heaps but there's even more entertaining stuff to do here at Clark Trail. A glorious location to explore right next door to Clark Trail is Nickel Canyon, and folks from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana love to come here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.516, Longitude -117.4655
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Total in and out hiking length = 4.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Total elevation difference: 877 feet


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 Trails Near Clark Trail:
Clark Trail, San Diego County , 2 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1415 feet elevation difference
San Juan Trail, Orange County , 6 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference
Chiquito Trail, Orange County , 6 miles away,  2 hiking miles, 519 feet elevation difference
Morgan Trail, Riverside County , 8 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 712 feet elevation difference
Los Pinos Trail, Orange County , 8 miles away,  15 hiking miles, 3620 feet elevation difference
Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange County , 9 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference
Horsethief Trail, Orange County , 10 miles away,  2.6 hiking miles, 1304 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Clark Trail:
Lower San Juan Campground, Orange County, 5 miles away
Upper San Juan Campground, Riverside County, 6 miles away
Blue Jay Campground, Orange County, 8 miles away
Falcon Campground, Orange County, 8 miles away
El Cariso Campground, Riverside County, 9 miles away
 National Parks Near Clark Trail:
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego - CA , 48 miles away
 Hotels Near Clark Trail:
Corporate Suites, San Clemente , 8 miles away
Coto De Caza Guest Lodge, Trabuco Canyon , 10 miles away
Hampton Inn and Suites, San Clemente , 11 miles away
San Clemente Beach Travelodge, San Clemente , 11 miles away
Hampton Inn & Suites San Clemente, Ca, San Clemente , 11 miles away

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