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| | Every single California great outdoors hiking trail is pretty in its own way. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Lake Ridge Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is the outdoors at its best. Trekking here in California never gets boring. This backpacking trail is a normal length backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this trail nice for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,833 feet, and that |
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is about average. This trek shouldn't take more than 8 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Being 9 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. Delightful great outdoors hiking trails in California are in abundance,
| | and Lake Ridge Trail in Santa Barbara County is one of them. Summertime highs at Lake Ridge Trail regularly tend to be in the 70's with overnight lows in the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 60's, and winter nights come with lows in the 40's to Lake Ridge Trail. The number of trails in this area is not very high. This part of California is always a joy to go to during backcountry hiking season. Lake Ridge Trail is a two ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one | |
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way. Lake Ridge Trail is not very close to Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta at all, but when you backcountry trek it you're always having a great time. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Sometimes this great
outdoors hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. The striking backpacking trails of the Sierra Madre are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. Different parts of this wilderness
trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. At Lake Ridge Trail you don’t see much rain; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain, and the driest month is July. Please follow all
local rules about fires and camping.
Briefly about the general area:
A great location like Pine Flat here at Lake Ridge Trail is too tremendous to miss, and it's a glorious idea to stop at Clear Creek. If you have a thing about the outdoors you'll have a thing about
it here in the Sierra Madre. Cuyama River is a great whitewater spot in close proximity to Lake Ridge Trail; you could always discover Horseshoe Canyon.
A short visit to Porter Spring is always worthwhile, and why not camp at Brookshire Campground if you're here at Lake Ridge
Trail. Plowshare Spring is always fun to check out, and don't forget to take a splendid little tour to Sheep Camp Creek. Having a splendid time at Lake Ridge Trail is simple. Kerry Canyon Campground is a good local campground.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 35.0143, Longitude -120.122
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 35.0639, Longitude -120.0945
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .9 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1833 feet
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User input for Lake Ridge Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California, the metro area neareast to Lake Ridge Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Lake Ridge Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Lake Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Lake Ridge Trail:
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Indians Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 2 miles away, 7.5 hiking miles, 1444 feet elevation difference |
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Willow Spring Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 3 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1637 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Lake Ridge Trail:
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Cuyama River, San Luis Obispo / Santa Barbara County
County
, 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 15 miles long (Highway 166 to Twitchell Reservoir) |
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| | Hotels Near Lake Ridge Trail:
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Victorian Mansion, Los Alamos
, 20 miles away |
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Alamo Motel, Los Alamos
, 20 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites Santa Maria, Santa Maria
, 22 miles away |
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Candlewood Suites SANTA MARIA, Santa Maria
, 23 miles away |
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Santa Maria, Santa Maria
, 23 miles away |
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