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| | Each backcountry trail in California is different from the others. Backpacking here in California is always a fun thing to do. Wonderful backcountry trails in California are in abundance, and Potrero Canyon Trail in Santa Barbara County is one of them. Potrero Canyon Trail is 7.8 miles long it's a mid length trek. The backcountry hiking trails of the Sierra Madre are a very perfect way to see these highlands. You should count on this walk taking about 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Put on your backpacking |
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shoes, and hit the backcountry trail, Potrero Canyon Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is such a great place. This is a one trailhead backcountry trail, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. This is a great outdoors hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack
| | enough food to last the whole trip. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. For the period of the summertime months, highs generally are in the 80's at Potrero Canyon Trail. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. All through the winter highs are in the 60's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Potrero Canyon Trail fall into the 30's. Potrero Canyon Trail is a long trip away from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, but it's one of those places where backpacking is great. Not much rain falls here at Potrero Canyon | |
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Trail; through the month of February you get the most rain around here, and July on the other hand is the driest. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 2,012 feet which is about average. Potrero Canyon Trail is a mid-length backcountry hiking trail having an
average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a great challenge. This is one of many great outdoors trails in the surrounding vicinity. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. This great outdoors
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. Some parts of this great outdoors hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail, so keep in mind
that you may need to dress differently at different elevations.
Briefly about the general area:
Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in one place! Potrero Canyon Trail is excellent!. Why not stop by nearby East Fork Fish Creek if you're here at Potrero Canyon Trail, and Nira
Campground is a fine local campground.
Potrero Canyon Trail is not far at all from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, and Willow Spring is a perfect local attraction. Why not camp at Coldwater Campground if you're here at Potrero Canyon Trail; as expected Davy Brown Creek is
a pretty stream that is worth checking out. Just can't get enough of the Sierra Madre. There's a forest here at Potrero Canyon Trail called East Pinery, and a fine place close by is Fir Canyon.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.7718, Longitude -119.9434
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 7.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 2012 feet
Santa Ynez Inn, Santa Ynez
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14 miles away
Located in the heart of Santa Barbara County wine country, our wine country getaway awaits in individually decorated rooms and junior suites. Accommodations feature unique antiques, luxury linens, gas...
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Svendsgaard's Danish Lodge, Solvang
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17 miles away
A charming 3 story interior and exterior corridor AAA rated lodge, built in the finest of traditional Danish Architecture, The Americas Best Value Svendsgaard*s Danish Lodge is in the heart of the San...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Potrero Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
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| | Trails Near Potrero Canyon Trail:
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Hurricane Deck Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 5 miles away, 36.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference |
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Ranger Peak Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 5 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 2190 feet elevation difference |
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Manzana Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 18.6 hiking miles, 3096 feet elevation difference |
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Jackson Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 11 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 3327 feet elevation difference |
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Santa Cruz Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 15 miles away, 9.9 hiking miles, 2660 feet elevation difference |
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Santa Ynez Inn, Santa Ynez
, 14 miles away |
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Svendsgaard's Danish Lodge, Solvang
, 17 miles away |
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Best Western King Frederik Motel, Solvang
, 18 miles away |
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Royal Scandinavian Inn, Solvang
, 18 miles away |
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Petersen Village Inn, Solvang
, 18 miles away |
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