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| | Backcountry trekking in California is always a fun thing to do. There are so many great wilderness trails for backcountry hiking in California; one of them being McGuire Trail in Ventura County. As long as you like the wilderness you will like California. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and McGuire Trail in Ventura County, California is the great outdoors at its best. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The total elevation difference for this trail is 2,566 feet which is |
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higher than average. McGuire Trail is 9.4 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. These backcountry hiking trails here in the Sierra Madre are a very brilliant way to see these peaks. Summertime brings highs in the 90's to McGuire Trail while nighttime lows are commonly
| | in the 60's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 50's while McGuire Trail nighttime low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 30's. McGuire Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. At McGuire Trail you don’t see much rainfall; February is when you get the most rain here; July is the month with the least moisture. Each wilderness trail in California is striking in its own way. It's a long journey from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura to McGuire Trail, but there's great natural loveliness waiting | |
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here for you along it. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Different parts of this backcountry hiking trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking
trail could be very different from other parts of it. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this region. Now this backcountry hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This walk 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. The length of McGuire Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough hiking trail for advanced hikers looking for a magnificent challenge.
Briefly
about the general area:
Near McGuire Trail you discover Snail Canyon which is a fine spot to explore, and you can stay the night at Ozena Campground. You'll need more than a day to discover everything McGuire Trail has to offer, you can camp at Reyes Peak Campground.
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no way somebody can get bored here in the Sierra Madre. Some close by water includes Alamo Creek; a short visit to McGuire Spring is always worthwhile. Reyes Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth stopping at, and McGurie Spring is always fun to check out.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.6802, Longitude -119.3074
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 9.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Total elevation difference: 2566 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near McGuire Trail. |
| | Trails Near McGuire Trail:
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Chorro Grande Trail, Ventura
County
, 3 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 3309 feet elevation difference |
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Deal Trail, Ventura
County
, 5 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 1334 feet elevation difference |
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Ortega Trail, Ventura
County
, 8 miles away, 18.2 hiking miles, 1624 feet elevation difference |
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Rancho Nuevo Trail, Ventura
County
, 8 miles away, 9.8 hiking miles, 689 feet elevation difference |
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Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail, Ventura
County
, 8 miles away, 9.5 hiking miles, 2662 feet elevation difference |
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Tinta Trail, Ventura
County
, 9 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 600 feet elevation difference |
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Don Victor Valley Fire Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 2021 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near McGuire Trail:
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Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA
, 21 miles away |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA
, 41 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near McGuire Trail:
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Emerald Iguana Inn, Ojai
, 14 miles away |
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Su Nido Inn, Ojai
, 14 miles away |
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Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, Ojai
, 14 miles away |
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The Capri, Ojai
, 14 miles away |
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Hummingbird Inn, Ojai
, 14 miles away |
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