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| | Finally, hiking time is here again, and Horsethief Trail in Orange County, California is the wilderness at its best. Horsethief Trail is situated a rather long drive from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but it's one of those places where hiking is great. Going for a backcountry hike here in California is so much fun. The backcountry hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. Horsethief Trail is a location that is pretty dried out frequently; |
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the month with most of the rain is February, and the driest month of the year is July. This is a vicinity covered with lots of great outdoors hiking trails. This wilderness hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors
| | hiking trail great for the average backcountry walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. There are many nice backpacking trails in California; one of them being Horsethief Trail in Orange County. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors trail it's always perfect to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Horsethief Trail is 2.6 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry walk. This part of California has a perfect deal of available outdoors pastimes. This trek shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff | |
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could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The total elevation difference for Horsethief Trail is 1,304 feet, and that is about average. This backpacking and hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're
looking at an in and out backcountry trek. These wilderness hiking trails here in the Santa Ana Mountains are a really good way to spend quality time in nature. Every backpacking trail in California has something unique to offer. For the duration of the warm days of summer at Horsethief
Trail temperatures are typically in the 90's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 50's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 60's, and nighttime lows in the 30's for Horsethief Trail. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check
current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out.
Briefly about the general area:
If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Santa Ana Mountains. If you came for an overnight stay Falcon Campground is a good spot to
camp. Blue Jay Campground is a delightful campground here, and you'll meet a lot of folks from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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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11 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
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California, the metro area neareast to Horsethief Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Horsethief Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County, California
Local climate location: CORONA 13 miles away
      
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites CORONA, Corona
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12 miles away
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Travel Inn of Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore
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12 miles away
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Horsethief Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County, California
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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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Coto De Caza Guest Lodge, Trabuco Canyon
, 8 miles away |
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Ayres Suites Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
, 11 miles away |
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Ayres Suites, 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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