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| | California has plenty of good great outdoors hiking trails, and Devil Canyon Trail in Los Angeles County is one of them. We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and Devil Canyon Trail in Los Angeles County, California is the fresh air at its best. If you happen to be in California, why not go backpacking, it is the good thing to do. Being 17.6 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 2.5 days normally, so it's a glorious thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. No chance |
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of getting bored in California if you like the great outdoors. At parts of the year this vicinity 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. You'll need to go far from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
| | to get to Devil Canyon Trail, but it is an outstanding wilderness trail. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Devil Canyon Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. For the duration of the days of summer at Devil Canyon Trail temperatures are mostly in the 80's. Summer overnight lows descend down to the 60's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 40's; after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at | |
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Devil Canyon Trail descend into the 30's. Devil Canyon Trail is a location that is relatively arid mostly; throughout February this area sees the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking trail, so don't
forget to pack enough supplies. This backpacking trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a good great outdoors hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in great shape. The total elevation difference for Devil Canyon Trail is 2,574
feet which is a higher than average number. Different parts of Devil Canyon Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Each one of the many great outdoors hiking trails of California is worth backpacking.
Backcountry backpacking here in the Sierra Madre is a really great way to spend quality time in the great outdoors.
Briefly about the general area:
A journey to Devil Canyon Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Oak Flat Spring, and Spanish Point is in
the neighborhood and always good to check out.
Be careful coming to the Sierra Madre, you might not ever wanna return home again. Everybody loves Oak Flats, and if you came for an overnight stay Lake Piru is a nice site to camp. Getting to Agua Blanca Creek from Devil Canyon
Trail is trouble-free, and why not camp at Blue Point Campground while you're here at Devil Canyon Trail. That right there is heaps of exciting things already but it goes on, the Sierra Madre has it all. Looking for some flowing water? Try Michael Creek, and Violin Summit is a
great location to explore.
A journey to Big Oak Flat invigorates the soul, and Piru Creek is a great whitewater spot nearby. This spot is peerless, just explore all the amusing things to do near Devil Canyon Trail. In case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Piru Creek; a short spree to Fisher Spring is always worthwhile.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.5649, Longitude -118.6853
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 17.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Total elevation difference: 2574 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California, the metro area neareast to Devil Canyon Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Devil Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California
Local climate location: SANDBERG WSMO 19 miles away
       
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| These outdoors activities are available near Devil Canyon Trail. |
| | Trails Near Devil Canyon Trail:
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Canton Canyon Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 1 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 2124 feet elevation difference |
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Pothole Trail, Ventura
County
, 5 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 2168 feet elevation difference |
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Warm Springs Necktie Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 8 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2346 feet elevation difference |
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Bailey Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 9 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1111 feet elevation difference |
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Agua Blanca Trail, Ventura
County
, 10 miles away, 20.2 hiking miles, 6134 feet elevation difference |
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Fish Canyon Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 11 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1826 feet elevation difference |
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Warm Springs Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 11 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 1997 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Devil Canyon Trail:
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Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru) |
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Piru Creek, Ventura County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River) |
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Sespe Creek, Ventura County
County
, 24 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Devil Canyon Trail:
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Rodeway Inn Magic Mountain Area, Castaic
, 7 miles away |
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Castaic Inn, Castaic
, 7 miles away |
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Days Inn Castaic Six Flags Magic Mountain, Castaic
, 7 miles away |
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Courtyard Santa Clarita Valencia, Valencia
, 9 miles away |
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Embassy Suites Valencia, Valencia
, 9 miles away |
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