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| | There are numerous wilderness trails in California, and each one is different from the others. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Horsethief Trail in Orange County, California is just the place. There are wilderness trails all over California, and one of those is Horsethief Trail in Orange County. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This backpacking and hiking trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid great outdoors trail for the average person looking for a |
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splendid adventure. This part of California has a great deal of available outdoors endeavors. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This great outdoors trail sometimes gets very dry,
| | so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. Horsethief Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors hiking trail. There are so many great outdoors trails in this area. Relatively far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana you come upon Horsethief Trail, but if you're looking for a great place to go | |
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backcountry hiking, this is a great pick. Summer at Horsethief Trail comes with high temperatures in the 90's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 60's while the cold winter nights at Horsethief Trail are in the 30's. Being 2.6 miles
long it's a short great outdoors hiking trail. Horsethief Trail is typically a relatively dry location; of all the months in a year February is the one with the most rain; July on the other hand is the driest. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry trekking,
it is a fine idea. This backcountry hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,304 feet which is an average number. The backpacking and hiking trails of the Santa Ana Mountains are the best way to enjoy these highlands. This trek shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but
of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.
Briefly about the general area:
This spot, the Santa Ana Mountains, has so much outdoors fun things. Falcon Campground is a tremendous campground nearby. Stay the night at Blue Jay Campground; at Horsethief Trail you always meet someone from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.6842, Longitude -117.4781
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1304 feet
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10 miles away
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User input for Horsethief Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Horsethief Trail. |
| | Trails Near Horsethief Trail:
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Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange
County
, 1 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference |
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East Horsetheif Trail, Riverside
County
, 2 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2793 feet elevation difference |
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Los Pinos Trail, Orange
County
, 3 miles away, 15 hiking miles, 3620 feet elevation difference |
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Coldwater Trail, Riverside
County
, 3 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 3258 feet elevation difference |
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Holy Jim Trail, Orange
County
, 4 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 2359 feet elevation difference |
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Chiquito Trail, Orange
County
, 4 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 519 feet elevation difference |
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San Juan Trail, Orange
County
, 5 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Horsethief Trail:
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SpringHill Suites Corona Riverside, Corona
, 10 miles away |
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Ayres Suites Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
, 11 miles away |
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Ayres Hotel & Spa Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
, 11 miles away |
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Knights Inn Corona, Corona
, 11 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ELSINORE, Lake Elsinore
, 12 miles away |
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