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| | Hitting the backpacking and hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Horsethief Trail in Orange County, California is a splendid location to go. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in California, and among these are Horsethief Trail in Orange County. This is a one trailhead backcountry trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk. This is one of many trails in the surrounding region. Hiking here in California is so much fun. Backpacking here in the Santa Ana Mountains is |
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a very great way to see these mountaintops. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. There's not much difference in elevation along the trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole trail. Horsethief Trail is not that long
| | but it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Horsethief Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this trail brilliant for the average trekker looking for an exciting adventure. Horsethief Trail is a long trip away from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but it's one of those locations where trekking is good. Around Horsethief Trail you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is February; July meanwhile is the driest month. This walk shouldn't take | |
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more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Being 2.6 miles long it's shorter than many trails. There are numerous wilderness hiking trails in California, and each one has its own character. Sometimes this hiking
trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Summer at Horsethief Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 90's. Summer night lows descend down to the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 60's while
Horsethief Trail night low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 30's. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 1,304 feet which is about average.
Briefly about the general area:
If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the Santa Ana
Mountains. Why not camp at Falcon Campground while you're here at Horsethief Trail. Blue Jay Campground is a splendid local campground; people from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana love to come here.
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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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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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| | 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
, 11 miles away |
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Ayres Hotel & Spa Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
, 11 miles away |
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Residence Inn by Marriott Corona Riverside County, Corona
, 11 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites CORONA, Corona
, 12 miles away |
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Travel Inn of Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore
, 12 miles away |
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