California hiking trails - Joplin Trail, Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County

   
  Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Joplin Trail in Orange County, California is a tremendous pick. California is an outstanding outdoors state. Joplin Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail quite far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but backcountry backpacking along this great outdoors hiking trail is very exciting. There are many wonderful hiking trails in California, and Joplin Trail in Orange County is one of them. Each hiking trail in California is well worth a backcountry trek. The time needed for
    this backcountry trek is roughly 6 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This wilderness trail has two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so do check
for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Backcountry hiking here in California is the wonderful thing to do. Joplin Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. The total elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 2,479 feet, and that is about average. Joplin Trail is a location that is reasonably arid frequently; the wettest month of the year is frequently January, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month of the year is July. This is just one of a large number of  
trails in this neighborhood. The charming backcountry trails of the Santa Ana Mountains are the best way to enjoy these highlands. The length of this backcountry trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious trail for experienced walkers in splendid shape. For the period of the summertime, highs mostly are in the 80's at Joplin Trail. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 60's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 60's, and overnight lows in the 40's for Joplin Trail. Joplin Trail is 6.8 miles long it's an average length hiking trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Different parts of Joplin Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations.

Briefly about the general area:
Man, is there a heap of fun stuff to do in the vicinity of Joplin Trail. It's always good to take a look at Jamison Spring, and camping at Trabuco Campground is always a nice experience.
But wait, there's more entertaining stuff to do in the Santa Ana Mountains. A good site like Bear Flat here at Joplin Trail is too magnificent to miss; obviously, A journey to Bear Trap Canyon is always fun. Bear Flat is right here at Joplin Trail, and camping is available at Parque Santiago. Put some time aside to spend at Grotto Spring since you're here at Joplin Trail, and at Joplin Trail you always meet someone from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.6843, Longitude -117.5636
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.7162, Longitude -117.5397
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 2479 feet


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 Trails Near Joplin Trail:
Holy Jim Trail, Orange County , 2 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 2359 feet elevation difference
Coldwater Trail, Riverside County , 3 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 3258 feet elevation difference
Morrow Trail, Orange County , 4 miles away,  2.2 hiking miles, 876 feet elevation difference
Los Pinos Trail, Orange County , 4 miles away,  15 hiking miles, 3620 feet elevation difference
Horsethief Trail, Orange County , 6 miles away,  2.6 hiking miles, 1304 feet elevation difference
Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange County , 6 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference
San Juan Trail, Orange County , 7 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Joplin Trail:
Trabuco Campground, Orange County, 3 miles away
Parque Santiago, Tustin, 5 miles away
Sutliff Trailer Park, Tustin, 5 miles away
Twin Palms Mobile Home Lodge, Placentia, 5 miles away
Falcon Campground, Orange County, 7 miles away
 National Parks Near Joplin Trail:
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego - CA , 60 miles away
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Ayres Suites Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo , 6 miles away
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Hampton Inn SOrange Cnty/Foothill Ranch, Foothill Ranch , 8 miles away
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