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| | Old Stage Route is to be found a relatively long trip from San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, but it is an amusing site to backcountry trek. Trekking in California is something that is always fun to do. Every wilderness trail in California is different from the others. The backpacking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. It is very dried up here at Old Stage Route regularly; through the month of March you get the most rain around here while July |
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is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Being 4.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. California has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. This backpacking trail is a normal length backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes
| | it a fine backcountry trail for the average person looking for a fine adventure. The backpacking trails of the Santa Rosa Mountains are a glorious way to explore these mountaintops. This wilderness trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Old Stage Route in San Diego County, California is just what you need. There | |
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are so many backcountry trails in this area. Through the warm months at Old Stage Route temperatures are generally in the 90's while overnight lows are mostly in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 60's, and overnight lows in the 40's for Old Stage Route. There are
so many wonderful wilderness trails for backcountry trekking in California, and one of those is Old Stage Route in San Diego County. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Old Stage Route has a total elevation difference of 925 feet, and that
is lower than average. This backpacking and hiking trail is not that long but it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This walk shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be
prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area: Old Stage Route is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Twin Lakes Resorts is a nice local campground, and why not a little side trip to Grapevine Creek. So many fun things to do here in the Santa Rosa Mountains,
too glorious to be true. There's so much to do here at Old Stage Route that you need to camp here for a while, Barrett Lake Mobile Home and RV is a tremendous location for that, and swing by Potrero Creek it's a splendid place to check out.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 32.6047, Longitude -116.66 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out 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
Total elevation difference: 925 feet

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| These outdoors activities are available near Old Stage Route. |
| | Trails Near Old Stage Route:
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Pine Creek Trail, San Diego
County
, 10 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 1278 feet elevation difference |
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Horsethief Ridge Trail, San Diego
County
, 11 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 735 feet elevation difference |
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Corte Madera Trail, San Diego
County
, 12 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1563 feet elevation difference |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 1,
County
, 15 miles away, 32.9 hiking miles, 4150 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Old Stage Route:
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Ayres Inn Alpine, Alpine
, 15 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SAN DIEGO OTAY MESA, San Diego
, 18 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Otay Mesa, San Diego
, 19 miles away |
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Best Western Courtesy Inn, El Cajon
, 21 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Inn - El Cajon/San Diego, El Cajon
, 21 miles away |
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