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| | Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the fresh air a bit, and Gillette Mine Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a perfect selection. Here in California backcountry hiking is the great thing to do. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Some parts of Gillette Mine Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This is a two-ended hiking |
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and backpacking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. Gillette Mine Trail is a hiking trail of magnificent length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a splendid wilderness trail for experienced
| | trekkers in magnificent shape. Summertime highs at Gillette Mine Trail frequently tend to be in the 80's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Daytime highs all through the winter are in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Gillette Mine Trail. This hiking and backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,480 feet which is about average. There are so many wilderness trails in this area. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Quite far from Bakersfield you bump into Gillette Mine Trail, but hiking | |
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is such an amusing thing to do, and this is a perfect place to do that. Every wilderness hiking trail in California is worth backcountry hiking. Now, this is roughly a 2-day backcountry hike, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. There are wilderness hiking
trails all over California, and Gillette Mine Trail in Los Angeles County is one of them. At Gillette Mine Trail you don’t see much precipitation; February is the wettest month with most rain; the driest of the months is July. Gillette Mine Trail is 13.4 miles long; it's a long
backcountry trail. 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. Backpacking and hiking trails like this one here in the Sierra Madre are a really magnificent way to spend quality
time in nature.
Briefly about the general area:
There are some good whitewater spots on Piru Creek; Fish Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth stopping at. Just can't get enough of Gillette Mine Trail. There's whitewater on Piru Creek for all you adrenaline
kick people; a magnificent place to camp here at Gillette Mine Trail is Sawmill Campground.
And if that's not enough there's lots more fun stuff to do in the Sierra Madre. Just can't get enough of the Sierra Madre. A visit to Cienaga Spring will fill your spirit with great
feelings, and Atmore Meadows is a pleasant place to stretch your legs a bit. This is a really good river. Nearby North Fork Fish Canyon is a delightful site to go if you're at Gillette Mine Trail; there's some flowing water nearby, Salt Creek is a stream you can take a look at during your stay.
Places like Oak Flat are brilliant to go to; camping at Atmore Meadows Campground is always a tremendous experience.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.6866, Longitude -118.6282
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.6255, Longitude -118.6593
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 13.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 13.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2480 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Bakersfield, California
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Current weather conditions at Gillette Mine Trail, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California
Local climate location: SANDBERG WSMO 17 miles away
       
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| These outdoors activities are available near Gillette Mine Trail. |
| | Trails Near Gillette Mine Trail:
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Fish Canyon Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 1 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1826 feet elevation difference |
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Burnt Peak Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 2196 feet elevation difference |
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Warm Springs Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 6 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 1997 feet elevation difference |
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Warm Springs Necktie Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 7 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2346 feet elevation difference |
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Canton Canyon Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 10 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 2124 feet elevation difference |
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Devil Canyon Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 11 miles away, 17.6 hiking miles, 2574 feet elevation difference |
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Bailey Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 12 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1111 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Gillette Mine Trail:
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Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru) |
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Piru Creek, Ventura County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River) |
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Comfort Inn Magic Mountain Area, Castaic
, 11 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Magic Mountain Area, Castaic
, 11 miles away |
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Best Value Castaic Inn & Suites, Castaic
, 11 miles away |
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Castaic Inn, Castaic
, 11 miles away |
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Days Inn Near Six Flags-Magic Mountain, Castaic
, 11 miles away |
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