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| | California has so much to offer nature lovers. When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its backpacking trails is something that is always fun to do. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Franklin Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is a really good place to spend some time. This is a wilderness hiking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Franklin Trail is commonly a rather dried up place; the month with most of the rain is February; the driest month is July. Franklin Trail |
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has a total elevation difference of 2,209 feet which is an average number. With its 8 miles of walking distance it's an average length backcountry trail. Franklin Trail is a normal length backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very
| | tough wilderness trail for advanced trekkers looking for a tremendous challenge. The backpacking and hiking trails of the Santa Ynez Mountains are a really brilliant way to spend quality time in nature. Some parts of this backcountry trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail, and that means that some parts of the backcountry trail could be very different from other parts of it. The warmest time of the year at Franklin Trail comes with high temperatures in the 90's. Summer nighttime lows plunge down to the 50's. The winter brings | |
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highs down to the 60's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Franklin Trail. Franklin Trail is to be found a rather long journey from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, but It's always amusing to hike here. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Franklin
Trail is a one trailhead backpacking and hiking trail, so you'll be hiking it in and back out. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Every California
backpacking trail is gorgeous in its own way. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding vicinity. There are so many great backpacking trails for backcountry hiking in California, and one of those is Franklin Trail in Santa Barbara County. The time needed for this
walk is roughly 7 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.
Briefly about the general area:
Stay the night at Juncal Campground, and Billiard Flats is a pretty spot any time of year. Channel Islands National Park is a great national park;
a quick trip to Sutton Creek is unquestionably a glorious idea.
And that's not all you can do here at Franklin Trail. You're sure to run into some wonderful people from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta here. Morse Creek flows through this region, and Alder Creek Campground
is a perfect campground nearby. If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the Santa Ynez Mountains. Sutton Canyon is close to Franklin Trail and is definitely a magnificent location to take a look at, and Sand Point is quite close.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.4868, Longitude -119.499
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 2209 feet
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4 miles away
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4 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Franklin Trail. |
| | Trails Near Franklin Trail:
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Steer Creek Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 3 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 1010 feet elevation difference |
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Rincon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 4 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 4654 feet elevation difference |
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Monte Arido Trail, Ventura
County
, 5 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 1244 feet elevation difference |
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Blue Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 741 feet elevation difference |
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Romero Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, .8 hiking miles, 579 feet elevation difference |
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Agua Caliente Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 7 miles away, 17 hiking miles, 2537 feet elevation difference |
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Ocean View Trail, Ventura
County
, 8 miles away, 8.8 hiking miles, 1017 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near Franklin Trail:
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Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA
, 17 miles away |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA
, 46 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Franklin Trail:
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Best Western Carpinteria Inn, Carpinteria
, 4 miles away |
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Sandyland Reef Inn, Carpinteria
, 4 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Carpinteria, Carpinteria
, 4 miles away |
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Inn on Summer Hill, Summerland
, 7 miles away |
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Montecito Inn, Santa Barbara
, 10 miles away |
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| | Lakes Near Franklin Trail
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Jameson Lake, Santa Barbara County
, 2 miles away |
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Jameson Lake, Santa Barbara County
, 2 miles away |
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