California hiking trails - Holy Jim Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County

   
  There are many tremendous great outdoors trails in California; one of these is Holy Jim Trail in Orange County. Backpacking in California is such an outstanding thing to do. Holy Jim Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail rather far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but there's glorious natural beauty waiting for you here along it. Holy Jim Trail is a mid-length hiking and backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This trek shouldn't
    take more than 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This great outdoors hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors
hiking trail. High temperatures at Holy Jim Trail throughout the warm months are in the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 60's. Highs through the winter are ordinarily in the 60's, and overnight lows at Holy Jim Trail through the winter ordinarily sink into the 40's. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Holy Jim Trail in Orange County, California is such an excellent place. Every single California great outdoors trail is different from the others. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors  
hiking trail is 2,359 feet, and that is about average. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is one of many backcountry trails in the surrounding region. When you're here in California trekking along one of its great outdoors trails never gets boring. Holy Jim Trail is a location that is reasonably arid usually; through the month of January you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is July. Holy Jim Trail has two trailheads, so backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. With its 7.2 miles of walking distance it's an average length great outdoors hiking trail. The hiking and backpacking trails of the Santa Ana Mountains are a really magnificent way to spend quality time in nature. Now this trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.

Briefly about the general area:
Holy Jim Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Trabuco Campground is a great local campground, and Holy Jim Trail is not far at all from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana. Alder Spring is a pretty site to visit while you're at Holy Jim Trail.
Holy Jim Canyon is a fine spot to explore, and a pleasant visit to Bear Flat is a good way to spend an afternoon. Whohoo, so much cool stuff in one place! The Santa Ana Mountains is excellent! Camping at Falcon Campground is always a great experience, and Bear Spring is a great local attraction.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.6827, Longitude -117.5157
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.7106, Longitude -117.5185
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 2359 feet


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 Trails Near Holy Jim Trail:
Joplin Trail, Orange County , 2 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 2479 feet elevation difference
Coldwater Trail, Riverside County , 2 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 3258 feet elevation difference
Los Pinos Trail, Orange County , 3 miles away,  15 hiking miles, 3620 feet elevation difference
Horsethief Trail, Orange County , 4 miles away,  2.6 hiking miles, 1304 feet elevation difference
Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange County , 4 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference
San Juan Trail, Orange County , 5 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference
Morrow Trail, Orange County , 5 miles away,  2.2 hiking miles, 876 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Holy Jim Trail:
Trabuco Campground, Orange County, 1 miles away
Falcon Campground, Orange County, 5 miles away
Blue Jay Campground, Orange County, 5 miles away
Lower San Juan Campground, Orange County, 7 miles away
Parque Santiago, Tustin, 7 miles away
 National Parks Near Holy Jim Trail:
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego - CA , 59 miles away
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Ayres Suites Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo , 8 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott Foothill Ranch Irvine Spectrum, Foothill Ranch , 9 miles away
Hampton Inn S.Orange Cnty/Foothill Ranch, Foothill Ranch , 10 miles away
Residence Inn by Marriott Corona Riverside County, Corona , 10 miles away
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