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| | Quite far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana you come across Clark Trail, but trekking is such a cool thing to do, and this is a glorious place to do that. If you are in California during backcountry backpacking season you have to go backcountry backpacking. Backcountry backpacking here in California is so much fun. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. You should count on this hike taking about 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. There's not much |
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difference in elevation along the great outdoors trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. The length of Clark Trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a perfect backcountry hiking trail for
| | experienced backcountry hikers in great shape. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. Not much precipitation falls here at Clark Trail; the month of February is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is July. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 1,415 feet, and that is about average. Now this backpacking and hiking | |
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trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Clark Trail is 7.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Clark Trail in San Diego County, California
is a glorious selection. Perfect hiking trails in California are in abundance, and Clark Trail in San Diego County is one of them. All through the summer here at Clark Trail, high temperatures typically reach the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 60's.
The winter comes with highs in the 60's; throughout the dark hours in the winter at Clark Trail temperatures plunge to the 40's. Wilderness hiking trails like this one here in the Santa Ana Mountains are a very perfect way to see these mountaintops. Every California hiking trail
has its own character.
Briefly about the general area:
Man, is there plenty of exciting stuff to do in the Santa Ana Mountains. Cold Spring is a beautiful place to pop by while you're at Clark Trail, and a brilliant location to camp here at Clark Trail is Upper San Juan
Campground. A short journey to White Oak Springs is always worthwhile; camping at Lower San Juan Campground is always a fine experience.
At Clark Trail you always meet someone from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana. Cold Spring Canyon is a fine place to go to in close proximity to Clark Trail, and everyone loves Indian Potrero.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.4951, Longitude -117.4194
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 1415 feet
Comfort Suites San Clemente, San Clemente
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11 miles away
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Best Value Budget Lodge-San Clemente, San Clemente
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12 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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| | Trails Near Clark Trail:
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Clark Trail, Riverside
County
, 2 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 877 feet elevation difference |
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Chiquito Trail, Orange
County
, 8 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 519 feet elevation difference |
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San Juan Trail, Orange
County
, 8 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference |
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Morgan Trail, Riverside
County
, 8 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 712 feet elevation difference |
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Los Pinos Trail, Orange
County
, 10 miles away, 15 hiking miles, 3620 feet elevation difference |
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Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange
County
, 11 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Clark Trail:
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Comfort Suites San Clemente, San Clemente
, 11 miles away |
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Best Value Budget Lodge-San Clemente, San Clemente
, 12 miles away |
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Hampton Inn & Suites San Clemente, Ca, San Clemente
, 12 miles away |
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San Clemente Beach Travelodge, San Clemente
, 12 miles away |
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San Clemente Inn, San Clemente
, 12 miles away |
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