California hiking trails - Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail, Sierra Madre, Ventura County

   
  When you're here in California trekking along one of its wilderness hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail is not very near Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura at all, but backcountry backpacking it is always fun. Every wilderness hiking trail in California is well worth a backcountry trek. The total elevation difference for Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail is 2,662 feet which is a higher than average number. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole
    trip. Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail gets a common amount of rain; February is the month that gets the most rain, and July is the month with the least moisture. Put on your backcountry backpacking shoes, and hit the great outdoors trail, Piedra Blanca National Recreation
Trail in Ventura County, California is a splendid selection. Trails are great and plentiful in California, and one of those is Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail in Ventura County. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. For the duration of the days of summer highs here at Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail reach the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 60's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail.  
There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail of splendid length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an outstanding backpacking and hiking trail for experienced hikers in wonderful shape. Different parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. California is a good outdoors state. Hiking here in the Sierra Madre is a very splendid way to see these peaks. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 3 days normally, so it's a glorious thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Sometimes this backpacking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Being 19 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. This is just one of a large number of backpacking and hiking trails in this vicinity.

Briefly about the general area:
A short visit to Rose Valley Falls is always worthwhile, and some of the water close by flows, like Derrydale Creek. That right there is a load of enjoyable things already but it goes on, the Sierra Madre has it all. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Sespe Creek; Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail is near Sespe Gorge which is without doubt worth a visit.
Potrero John Creek is a good local stream. There's so much to do here at Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Three Mile Campground is a delightful spot for that. No way I can stop, cause I'm havin' a nice time here at Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail. Thorn Meadows is a delightful spot any time of year, and dropping by Channel Islands National Park is just something you need to do if you haven't yet. Raspberry Spring is a stunning spot to check out while you're at Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail has to offer, you can camp at Haddock Campground.
You'll beyond doubt wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Sierra Madre. Places like Lilly Meadows are great to go to.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.6807, Longitude -119.3075
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.6189, Longitude -119.1829
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 19 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 19 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 2662 feet


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 Trails Near Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail:
Middle Sespe Trail, Ventura County , 4 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 314 feet elevation difference
Cedar Lake Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 2058 feet elevation difference
Rose Lion Trail, Ventura County , 7 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2160 feet elevation difference
Chorro Grande Trail, Ventura County , 7 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 3309 feet elevation difference
McGuire Trail, Ventura County , 8 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 2566 feet elevation difference
Pratt Trail, Ventura County , 9 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 2337 feet elevation difference
Ortega Trail, Ventura County , 9 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 1624 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail:
Haddock Campground, Ventura County, 0 miles away
Three Mile Campground, Ventura County, 2 miles away
Beaver Campground, Ventura County, 2 miles away
Beartrap Number Two Campground, Ventura County, 2 miles away
Beartrap Number One Campground, Ventura County, 3 miles away
 Whitewater Near Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail:
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County County , 32 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru)
Piru Creek, Ventura County County , 34 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River)
 National Parks Near Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail:
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 20 miles away
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 34 miles away
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Ojai Rancho Inn, Ojai , 11 miles away

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