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| | Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the fresh air a bit, and Old Sled Trail in Tulare County, California is just the place. If you happen to be in California, why not go trekking, it never gets boring. Old Sled Trail is a hiking trail rather far from Bakersfield, but there's good natural prettiness awaiting you here along it. For the period of the summer months at Old Sled Trail highs are mostly in the 90's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 60's. Highs all through the winter are frequently in the 50's, and after |
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the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Old Sled Trail fall into the 30's. Wilderness hiking trails are fine and plentiful in California, and Old Sled Trail in Tulare County is one of them. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you
| | go. This is not a very long backpacking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Southern Sierra Nevada are a really great way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Old Sled Trail is a two ended great outdoors trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors trail is 1,313 feet which is an average number. Old Sled Trail gets a common amount | |
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of yearly precipitation; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month of the year is July. This region does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This part of California is always a bliss
to have a look at during trekking season. Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of California is worth trekking. The length of this hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail tremendous for the
average hiker looking for a cool adventure. There's not much difference in elevation along Old Sled Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. The number of great outdoors hiking trails in this area is not very high. With its 4.2 miles of walking
distance it's an average length hiking and backpacking trail. The time needed for this walk is roughly 3.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.
Briefly about the general area:
Everybody loves O'Quinn Meadow; some of the water close
by flows, like Spear Creek. Man, is there plenty of fun stuff to do in the Southern Sierra Nevada. A visit to Betty Waller Meadow invigorates the spirit, and if you would like a little side journey, try Dark Canyon.
This place, Old Sled Trail, it truly has so much outdoors
fun stuff. Stay the night at Frog Meadows Campground. A short tour to Bear Trap Spring is always worthwhile, and hey, Von Hellum Creek is a great local stream. Middle Fork Spring is an inspiring place to go to while here, and Old Sled Trail is a splendid place to visit for more than one day, Gooseberry Campground is a splendid place to camp nearby.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 35.8434, Longitude -118.6378
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 35.8205, Longitude -118.6479
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.1 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1313 feet
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29 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Bakersfield, California
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| | Trails Near Old Sled Trail:
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Bull Run Cattle Drive, Tulare
County
, 3 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1739 feet elevation difference |
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Virginia Trail, Kern
County
, 4 miles away, 4.1 hiking miles, 2879 feet elevation difference |
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Tobias Creek Trail, Tulare
County
, 9 miles away, 6.5 hiking miles, 4434 feet elevation difference |
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Best Western Porterville Inn, Porterville
, 29 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites PORTERVILLE, Porterville
, 29 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Inn and Suites East, Bakersfield
, 33 miles away |
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Best Western Hill House, Bakersfield
, 36 miles away |
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Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center, Bakersfield
, 36 miles away |
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