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

   
  Hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and Mission Trail is one of them, and it's in San Diego County. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Mission Trail in San Diego County, California is a really glorious location to spend some time. Each hiking trail in California is worth backcountry trekking. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry hike, 1.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Mission Trail is 11.2 miles
    long; it's a long backpacking trail. The number of hiking trails in this neighborhood is not very high. You'll need to go far from San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos to get to Mission Trail, but it sure is a an excellent great outdoors trail. Mission Trail is a very long trail having
an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Backcountry hiking in California is something that is always fun to do. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This wilderness hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This backpacking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of  
the backpacking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Wilderness trails like this one here in the Santa Rosa Mountains are a tremendous way to explore these hills. Summer at Mission Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 90's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. The winter brings highs down to the 60's, and night lows in the 30's for Mission Trail. This wilderness hiking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Mission Trail is a location that is quite dried out regularly; the month of February is the wettest with most of the rain; June meanwhile is the driest month. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 5,446 feet which is higher than average. This part of California has a tremendous deal of available outdoors pursuits.

Briefly about the general area:
Take a side spree to Jaybird Creek, and a delightful place like Tin Can Flat here at Mission Trail is too glorious to miss. There's so much to do here at Mission Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rancho Corrido Campground is a tremendous place for that; a trip to Sawyer Spring will fill your soul with glorious feelings.
Mission Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Cedar Grove Campground is a great local campground, and hey, Lion Creek is a good local stream. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Mission Trail. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Santa Rosa Mountains. There are some nice whitewater spots on Santa Margarita River, and Crosley Saddle is around here, and is a magnificent location.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.37, Longitude -116.9411
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.351, Longitude -117.0153
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 5446 feet


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 Trails Near Mission Trail:
Gomez Trail, San Diego County , 2 miles away,  11 hiking miles, 4309 feet elevation difference
Magee Trail, San Diego County , 4 miles away,  6 hiking miles, 2173 feet elevation difference
Aguanga Trail, San Diego County , 7 miles away,  5.2 hiking miles, 1624 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Mission Trail:
Rancho Corrido Campground, Pauma Valley, 3 miles away
Cedar Grove Campground, San Diego County, 5 miles away
Doane Valley Campground, San Diego County, 5 miles away
Acorn Park, Pauma Valley, 6 miles away
Woodchuck, Temecula, 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near Mission Trail:
Santa Margarita River, San Diego County County , 16 miles away, Class IV(V) - 9 miles long (Murrieta Creek to Sandia Creek Road)
Escondido Creek, San Diego County County , 23 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.6 miles long (San Elijo Canyon: Elfin Forest Preserve to Camino Del NoRoute Road)
 National Parks Near Mission Trail:
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego - CA , 41 miles away
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Pala Casino Resort And Spa, Pala , 8 miles away
Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula , 10 miles away
South Coast Winery Resort And Spa, Temecula , 11 miles away
Pechanga Resort And Casino, Temecula , 12 miles away
Temecula Creek Inn, Temecula , 12 miles away
 Lakes Near Mission Trail
Doane Pond, San Diego County , 5 miles away

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