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| | Each one of the many backpacking trails of California is different from the others. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Henderson Trail in Ventura County, California is the great outdoors at its best. Hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in California, and one of those is Henderson Trail in Ventura County. This is a two-ended great outdoors trail with two trailheads, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. These hiking trails here in the Sierra Madre are a nice way to explore |
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these peaks. California is a nice place for backcountry walkers. The length of this hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an excellent backcountry hiking trail for experienced trekkers in magnificent shape. This wilderness hiking
| | trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This is an area covered with lots of backcountry hiking trails. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Some parts of Henderson Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry | |
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hiking trail. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Backpacking here in California is so much fun. At Henderson Trail through the months of summer highs are in the 90's. Summer night lows plunge down to the 50's. For the period of the wintertime
this spot gets highs in the 60's, and night lows in the 30's for Henderson Trail. With its 6.4 miles of walking distance it's an average length backcountry hiking trail. At Henderson Trail you don’t see much rainfall; most of the rain falls during February, and the driest month
of the year is July. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 2,208 feet, and that is about average. A long trip divides Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura from Henderson Trail, but there's great natural prettiness waiting for you here along it. This is a long wilderness
hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.
Briefly about the general area:
Get yourself into a kayak and hit Piru Creek; a pleasant place to camp here at Henderson Trail is Twin Pines Campground. Don't forget to take a brilliant little spree to Frazier
Creek, and Trail Canyon is another great site to have a look at nearby.
This site, the Sierra Madre, has so much outdoors cool stuff. If you come at the right time of year, Sespe Creek offers some fine whitewater, and Gleason Flat is a fine place here at Henderson Trail. Life's
too short to enjoy all the fun stuff next to Henderson Trail. Why not camp at Gold Hill Campground while you're here at Henderson Trail. Why not visit nearby Big Cedar Creek since you're here at Henderson Trail, and Big Spring is a pretty site to stop at while you're at Henderson Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.6819, Longitude -118.9356
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.6511, Longitude -118.9562
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2208 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 Henderson Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Henderson Trail, Sierra Madre, Ventura County, California
Local climate location: OJAI 26 miles away
      
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| These outdoors activities are available near Henderson Trail. |
| | Trails Near Henderson Trail:
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Alder Creek Trail, Ventura
County
, 4 miles away, 20.4 hiking miles, 3319 feet elevation difference |
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Snowy Creek Trail, Ventura
County
, 4 miles away, 7.1 hiking miles, 3899 feet elevation difference |
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Upper Sespe River Trail, Ventura
County
, 5 miles away, 14 hiking miles, 1682 feet elevation difference |
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White Mountain Trail, Ventura
County
, 6 miles away, 19.4 hiking miles, 3500 feet elevation difference |
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Bucksnort Trail, Ventura
County
, 6 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 1286 feet elevation difference |
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Agua Blanca Trail, Ventura
County
, 9 miles away, 20.2 hiking miles, 6134 feet elevation difference |
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Whiteacre Peak Trail, Ventura
County
, 9 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 1954 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Henderson Trail:
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Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru) |
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Sespe Creek, Ventura County
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge) |
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| | National Parks Near Henderson Trail:
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA
, 27 miles away |
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Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA
, 32 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Henderson Trail:
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Best Rest Inn Lebec Frazier, Lebec
, 9 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FRAZIER PARK, Lebec
, 9 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Gorman, Gorman
, 10 miles away |
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Ramada Limited - Lebec, CA, Lebec
, 15 miles away |
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Best Western La Posada Motel, Fillmore
, 16 miles away |
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