California hiking trails - Kitching Peak Trail, San Bernardino Mountains, Riverside County

   
  When was the last time you got out in the outdoors a bit? Kitching Peak Trail in Riverside County, California is such a perfect location. Every great outdoors trail in California is different from the others. If you happen to be in California, why not go hiking, it is a fine way to spend some time. There are so many good great outdoors trails for hiking in California; Kitching Peak Trail in Riverside County is one of them. There are so many backcountry hiking trails in this region. With its 6.8 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry trek.
    Kitching Peak Trail is situated a rather lengthy journey from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, but backpacking is such a fun thing to do, and this is a perfect location to do that. The time needed for this trek is roughly 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you
could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Kitching Peak Trail is a location that is quite dried out usually; January is the month that gets the most rain; June is the month with the least moisture. As long as you like the fresh air you will like California. Different parts of Kitching Peak Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking and backpacking trail. The backpacking  
trails of the San Bernardino Mountains are a tremendous way to explore these highlands. The length of Kitching Peak Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry hiking trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,299 feet, and that is about average. Kitching Peak Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Throughout the long summer days here at Kitching Peak Trail, high temperatures generally get into the 80's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 40's. For the duration of the winter highs are usually in the 40's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Kitching Peak Trail. 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.

Briefly about the general area:
Bear Wallows Campground is a great campground nearby; if you desire a little side spree, try Grape Canyon. Bear Wallow Spring is always fun to check out; Middle Fork Whitewater River is near Kitching Peak Trail and is always a bliss to go to.
A short visit to Deer Spring is always worthwhile; The Sink is a pretty location any time of year. Be careful coming to the San Bernardino Mountains, you might not ever want to go back home again. Kitching Peak Trail is a great site to visit for more than one day, Mission Springs Campground is a great site to camp nearby, and South Fork Whitewater River is one of the streams close by that might be worth going to. And if that's not enough, there's lots more to do in the neighborhood of Kitching Peak Trail. You'll meet a lot of people from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.9946, Longitude -116.7621
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Total in and out 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: 2299 feet


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 Trails Near Kitching Peak Trail:
East Branch Millard Canyon Trail, Riverside County , 1 miles away,  10 hiking miles, 3303 feet elevation difference
Raywood Flat Trail, Riverside County , 5 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 2681 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 5, County , 6 miles away, 62.5 hiking miles, 8789 feet elevation difference
North Fork Meadows Trail, San Bernardino County , 7 miles away,  11.4 hiking miles, 2927 feet elevation difference
Fish Creek Trail, San Bernardino County , 8 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 1750 feet elevation difference
Dry Lake Trail, San Bernardino County , 9 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 2270 feet elevation difference
Dollar Lake Trail, San Bernardino County , 10 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2842 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Kitching Peak Trail:
Bear Wallows Campground, Riverside County, 2 miles away
Mission Springs Campground, San Bernardino County, 7 miles away
Fuller RIdge Campground, Riverside County, 10 miles away
Stagecoach RV and Campground, Banning, 11 miles away
Western Village Mobile Ranch and RV Park, Palm Springs, 11 miles away
 National Parks Near Kitching Peak Trail:
Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms - CA , 48 miles away
Mojave National Preserve, Barstow - CA , 55 miles away
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