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| | This part of California has an excellent deal of available outdoors pursuits. It's a long journey from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta to Pie Canyon Trail, but it is a great trail. Great great outdoors hiking trails in California are in abundance, and Pie Canyon Trail in Santa Barbara County is one of them. Pie Canyon Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,780 feet which is about average. The pretty hiking and backpacking trails of the Sierra Madre are an excellent way to explore these peaks. Backcountry backpacking here in California never gets |
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boring. Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Pie Canyon Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is the outdoors at its best. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This backpacking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option
| | of backcountry backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Each one of the many great outdoors hiking trails of California is different from the others. Around Pie Canyon Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is February, and the driest of the months is July. This is one of many wilderness hiking trails in the surrounding area. With its 7.2 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry walk. This is a great outdoors trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This | |
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hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. At parts of the year this area 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. Summertime highs at Pie Canyon Trail ordinarily tend to be in the 90's. Summer nighttime lows drop down to the 50's. For the duration of the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 60's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Pie Canyon
Trail temperatures drop to the 30's. The length of this hiking and backpacking trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness hiking trail pleasant for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The time needed for this trek is roughly
6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.
Briefly about the general area:
A pleasant trip to Gidney Flat is a pleasant way to spend an afternoon; Little Caliente Spring is a great local attraction. Some nearby water includes Buckhorn
Creek, and you can stay the night at Pegleg Campground.
You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff at Pie Canyon Trail. Be careful coming to the Sierra Madre, you might not ever wanna return home again. Getting to Indian Creek from Pie Canyon Trail
is painless; you'll meet a lot of people from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta here. Pie Canyon is next to Pie Canyon Trail and is certainly a great spot to go to; Lower Buckhorn Campground is a brilliant campground nearby.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.5419, Longitude -119.6388
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.5738, Longitude -119.647
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1780 feet
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9 miles away
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Montecito Inn, Santa Barbara
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9 miles away
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User input for Pie Canyon 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 Pie Canyon Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Pie Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
Local climate location: CACHUMA LAKE 13 miles away
      
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Coast Village Inn, Santa Barbara
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9 miles away
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Parkside Inn, Santa Barbara
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9 miles away
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Pie Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Pie Canyon Trail. |
| | Trails Near Pie Canyon Trail:
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Mono Alamar Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 3 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 1332 feet elevation difference |
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Alamar Hill Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 4 miles away, 12.8 hiking miles, 1805 feet elevation difference |
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Buckhorn Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 4 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 1939 feet elevation difference |
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The Caracole, Santa Barbara
County
, 5 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 1274 feet elevation difference |
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Cold Spring Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 5 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 2741 feet elevation difference |
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San Ysidro Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 3463 feet elevation difference |
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Blue Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 741 feet elevation difference |
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Coast Village Inn, Santa Barbara
, 9 miles away |
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Montecito Inn, Santa Barbara
, 9 miles away |
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Coast Village Inn, Santa Barbara
, 9 miles away |
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Parkside Inn, Santa Barbara
, 9 miles away |
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Pacific Crest inn by the Sea, Santa Barbara
, 9 miles away |
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