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| | There are plenty of wilderness trails in California; each one of them has something unique to offer. This part of California is always a pleasure to stop by during backpacking season. Los Pinos Trail is not very near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana at all, but what a nice place for hiking it is. For the duration of the summer months at Los Pinos Trail temperatures are usually in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 60's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 60's, and winter nights come with lows in the 40's to Los Pinos |
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Trail. Los Pinos Trail is pretty dried up mostly; most of the rain falls during January, and the driest of the months is July. This backcountry walk should take you about 2 days, so it's a great thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The total elevation difference
| | for this backcountry trail is 3,620 feet which is higher than average. With its 15 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer walk. This is just one of a large number of backpacking trails in this region. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Los Pinos Trail is a one trailhead backcountry trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. Put on your hiking shoes, and hit the backpacking trail, Los Pinos Trail in Orange County, California is just the place. This trail sometimes gets very dry, | |
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so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Trekking here in the Santa Ana Mountains is a very magnificent way to see these highlands. This hiking trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance
which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a fine challenge. There are wilderness trails all over California; one of those is Los Pinos Trail in Orange County. Here in the great state of California hiking is the great thing to do.
Some parts of Los Pinos Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors trail. Los Pinos Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies.
Briefly
about the general area:
Falcon Campground is a glorious campground here, and places like Bear Flat are pleasant to go to. Chiquito Spring is an inspiring spot to take a look at during your stay; Holy Jim Canyon is a perfect site to explore.
You can run the rapids of Santa
Margarita River in the neighborhood of Los Pinos Trail, and a tour to Los Pinos Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Alder Spring. Now, you may assume that's plenty but there's even more exciting things to do here in the Santa Ana Mountains. If you came for an overnight
stay Trabuco Campground is a nice site to camp; Verdugo Potrero is a good location to check out. Los Pinos Trail beyond doubt is in the middle of a pretty outdoors paradise.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.6093, Longitude -117.5125
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 15 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Total elevation difference: 3620 feet
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8 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Los Pinos Trail. |
| | Trails Near Los Pinos Trail:
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San Juan Trail, Orange
County
, 2 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2482 feet elevation difference |
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Holy Jim Trail, Orange
County
, 3 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 2359 feet elevation difference |
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Trabuco Canyon Trail, Orange
County
, 3 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 2187 feet elevation difference |
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Horsethief Trail, Orange
County
, 3 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 1304 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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Joplin Trail, Orange
County
, 4 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 2479 feet elevation difference |
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Coldwater Trail, Riverside
County
, 5 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 3258 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Los Pinos Trail:
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Santa Margarita River, San Diego County
County
, 25 miles away, Class IV(V) - 9 miles long (Murrieta Creek to Sandia Creek Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Los Pinos Trail:
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Ayres Suites Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
, 8 miles away |
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Courtyard By Marriott Foothill Ranch Irvine Spectrum, Foothill Ranch
, 10 miles away |
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Hampton Inn S.Orange Cnty/Foothill Ranch, Foothill Ranch
, 11 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Lake Forest (Laguna Hills), Lake Forest
, 11 miles away |
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Staybridge Suites IRVINE EAST/LAKE FOREST, Lake Forest
, 11 miles away |
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11 miles away
