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| | Rattlesnake Trail is a long trip away from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, but It's always amusing to backcountry trek here. Great outdoors trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and one of these is Rattlesnake Trail in Santa Barbara County. Outdoors people generally like this part of California. Rattlesnake Trail is a two ended hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. This area does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current |
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fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Around Rattlesnake Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; of all the months in a year February is the one with the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Backcountry
| | trekking here in the Sierra Madre is a brilliant way to explore these highlands. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 2.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Hitting the great outdoors hiking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Rattlesnake Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is such a glorious place. At Rattlesnake Trail during the months of summer highs are in the 90's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's mostly | |
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in the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 60's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Rattlesnake Trail. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding area. If you happen to be in California, why not go trekking, it is a magnificent way to
spend some time. Rattlesnake Trail is 3.2 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry trek. This is not a very long backpacking and hiking trail but it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. You spend the whole backcountry trek in roughly
the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a nice backcountry hiking trail for the average person looking for a nice adventure. This
hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 207 feet which is lower than average. Every California backpacking and hiking trail has its own character.
Briefly about the general area:
You feel that's enough? Just getting warmed up. Channel Islands National Park is
a pleasant local destination here at Rattlesnake Trail, and swing by Kelly Creek it's a good location to explore.
Yeah, come up here to the Sierra Madre for a good time. Rattlesnake Trail is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Arroyo Seco - Los Padres National Forest
is a perfect local campground, and close by you find Windsor Canyon which is a perfect spot to check out. A nice place to camp here at Rattlesnake Trail is Fremont Campground - Los Padres National Forest, and hey, Bear Creek is a tremendous local stream. Put some time aside to
spend at Willow Spring if you're here at Rattlesnake Trail, and this is a popular site for folks from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.5566, Longitude -119.8456
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.5666, Longitude -119.8635
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .4 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 207 feet
Holiday Inn SANTA BARBARA-GOLETA, Santa Barbara
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7 miles away
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Best Western South Coast Inn, Goleta
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7 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
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Santa Cruz Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 7 miles away, 9.9 hiking miles, 2660 feet elevation difference |
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Gato Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 8 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 3037 feet elevation difference |
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Arroyo Burro Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 9 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2215 feet elevation difference |
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Ranger Peak Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 2190 feet elevation difference |
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Buckhorn Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 1939 feet elevation difference |
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Jesusita Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 886 feet elevation difference |
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Manzana Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 12 miles away, 18.6 hiking miles, 3096 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Rattlesnake Trail:
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Holiday Inn SANTA BARBARA-GOLETA, Santa Barbara
, 7 miles away |
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Best Western South Coast Inn, Goleta
, 7 miles away |
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Super 8 Santa Barbara/Goleta, Goleta
, 7 miles away |
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Hampton Inn Goleta, Goleta
, 8 miles away |
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Pacifica Suites, Santa Barbara
, 8 miles away |
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7 miles away
