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| | Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the backpacking trail, Mission Pine Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is nature at its best. When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its backcountry trails is always an exciting thing to do. Hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry hiking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and one of those is Mission Pine Trail in Santa Barbara County. Sometimes this backcountry trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. For the duration |
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of the long summer days highs here at Mission Pine Trail get into the 90's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. Highs through the winter are frequently in the 60's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Mission Pine Trail. You'll must go far from Santa Barbara-Santa
| | Maria-Goleta to get to Mission Pine Trail, but it is a fine backpacking trail. While visiting this area in California it's a perfect idea to go backcountry backpacking too. Mission Pine Trail is ordinarily a rather dried out spot; February is the wettest month with most rain; July is the month with the least moisture. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This trail has a total elevation difference of 1,328 feet, and that is about average. The great outdoors trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t | |
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have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. This hike should take you about 3.5 days,
so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Backpacking here in the Sierra Madre is the best way to enjoy these hills. This is a region covered with lots of backpacking and hiking trails. This backcountry trail is a backcountry trail of tremendous length with an
average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced hikers looking for a brilliant challenge. There are numerous backcountry trails in California, and each one is worth backcountry hiking. With its 23 miles of walking distance;
it's considered a longer backcountry hike. This is a long backcountry trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip.
Briefly about the general area:
There's just no way anybody can get bored here at Mission Pine Trail. There's a pleasant forest next to Mission
Pine Trail called Los Padres National Forest, and Jackrabbit Flat is a tremendous location here at Mission Pine Trail. Whohoo, so much exciting stuff in one place! The Sierra Madre is peerless! Looking for some flowing water? Try Coche Creek; if you came to camp Lower Grapevine
Campground is a tremendous location to do that.
Rattlesnake Canyon is a glorious site to spend some time at; the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Sisquoc Falls. Take a little visit to Grapevine Creek if you're here at Mission Pine Trail; don't leave Mission Pine Trail
without first paying a visit to Lower Sand Spring. A great spot like Mission Pine Basin here at Mission Pine Trail is too good to miss. There's so much to do here at Mission Pine Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Upper Grapevine Campground is a nice place for that.
You just can't picture the amount of outdoors entertaining things the Sierra Madre has to offer.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.6959, Longitude -119.6779
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.7044, Longitude -119.8359
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 23 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 23 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 1328 feet
Quality Inn Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
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15 miles away
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Guesthouse Inn and Suites, Santa Barbara
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15 miles away
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User input for Mission Pine 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 Mission Pine Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Mission Pine Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
Local climate location: CACHUMA LAKE 21 miles away
      
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Lemon Tree Inn, Santa Barbara
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15 miles away
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Hacienda Motel, Santa Barbara
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15 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Mission Pine Trail. |
| | Trails Near Mission Pine Trail:
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Grapevine Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 2 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 1501 feet elevation difference |
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Sweetwater Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 12.6 hiking miles, 3070 feet elevation difference |
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Alamar Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 5.7 hiking miles, 3099 feet elevation difference |
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Santa Cruz Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 9.9 hiking miles, 2660 feet elevation difference |
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Buckhorn Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 7 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 1939 feet elevation difference |
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Manzana Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 7 miles away, 18.6 hiking miles, 3096 feet elevation difference |
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Alamar Hill Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 8 miles away, 12.8 hiking miles, 1805 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Mission Pine Trail:
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Cuyama River, San Luis Obispo / Santa Barbara County
County
, 38 miles away, Class III-IV - 15 miles long (Highway 166 to Twitchell Reservoir) |
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Sespe Creek, Ventura County
County
, 47 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Mission Pine Trail:
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Quality Inn Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
, 15 miles away |
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Guesthouse Inn and Suites, Santa Barbara
, 15 miles away |
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Lemon Tree Inn, Santa Barbara
, 15 miles away |
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Hacienda Motel, Santa Barbara
, 15 miles away |
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Sandpiper Lodge, Santa Barbara
, 15 miles away |
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