California hiking trails - Magee Trail, Santa Rosa Mountains, San Diego County

   
  Can’t wait to get out in nature, if you happen to be in San Diego County of California, Magee Trail is an excellent local hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Magee Trail is not very near San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos at all, but hiking trails like these are good. Going for a backcountry hike here in California is so much fun. Around Magee Trail you don’t get a lot of rain; February is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is June. Backpacking trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and Magee Trail
    in San Diego County is one of them. This walk shouldn't take more than 5.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. There are numerous backcountry hiking trails in California, and each one is different from the others. Hiking trails like this one
here in the Santa Rosa Mountains are a really wonderful way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Magee Trail is a normal length great outdoors hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid trail for experienced hikers in perfect shape. This part of California is always a bliss to check out during backcountry trekking season. Different parts of Magee Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This is one of a very small number of trails in this  
neighborhood. With its 6 miles of walking distance it's a mid length walk. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Even though this is not a very long wilderness trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. The total elevation difference for Magee Trail is 2,173 feet, and that is about average. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out trek. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Through the long summer days at Magee Trail temperatures are usually in the 90's while overnight lows are commonly in the 60's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 60's, and overnight lows all through the wintertime for Magee Trail tend to be in the 30's.

Briefly about the general area:
If you're here, you might as well take a look at Castro Canyon; Magee Trail is a great site to visit for more than one day, Vail Lake Resort is a great site to camp nearby.
Don't leave Magee Trail without first paying a visit to Pechanga Hot Springs, and if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Santa Margarita River. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Santa Rosa Mountains. Magee Creek is in the neighborhood of Magee Trail and is always a bliss to stop at; Woodchuck is a nice campground nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.3956, Longitude -117.0253
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Total in and out hiking length = 6 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2173 feet


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 Trails Near Magee Trail:
Mission Trail, San Diego County , 4 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 5446 feet elevation difference
Gomez Trail, San Diego County , 5 miles away,  11 hiking miles, 4309 feet elevation difference
Aguanga Trail, San Diego County , 10 miles away,  5.2 hiking miles, 1624 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Magee Trail:
Woodchuck, Temecula, 4 miles away
Vail Lake Resort, Temecula, 4 miles away
Rancho Corrido Campground, Pauma Valley, 4 miles away
Crossbar Oaks Campground, Riverside County, 4 miles away
Ormsby Campground, Riverside County, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Magee Trail:
Santa Margarita River, San Diego County County , 13 miles away, Class IV(V) - 9 miles long (Murrieta Creek to Sandia Creek Road)
 National Parks Near Magee Trail:
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego - CA , 42 miles away
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Pala Casino Resort And Spa, Pala , 6 miles away
Pechanga Resort And Casino, Temecula , 7 miles away
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Temecula Creek Inn, Temecula , 9 miles away
Harrahs Rincon Casino and Resort, Valley Center , 9 miles away

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