California hiking trails - Reed Reef Trail, Sierra Madre, Ventura County

   
  Here in California backcountry backpacking never gets boring. California is a good place for backcountry walkers. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and if you happen to be in Ventura County of California, Reed Reef Trail is an outstanding local backcountry trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. This great outdoors hiking trail is a very long great outdoors hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness trail nice for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. At parts of the year this region sees very
    little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Being 21 miles long; it's longer than many hiking and backpacking trails. For the duration of the months
of summer at Reed Reef Trail temperatures are frequently in the 90's; the night is somewhat colder of course, ordinarily in the 50's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 60's while the cold winter nights at Reed Reef Trail are in the 30's. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There are plenty of wilderness trails in California; each one of them has something unique to offer. Reed Reef Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. The beautiful great outdoors hiking trails of the Sierra Madre  
are a good way to explore these summits. You'll have got to go far from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura to get to Reed Reef Trail, but when you spend some time backcountry trekking here you will feel like a whole new person. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 3 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. At Reed Reef Trail you don’t see much rainfall; February is when you get the most rain here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. There are so many wilderness trails in this neighborhood. Different parts of Reed Reef Trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. There are so many good wilderness trails for backcountry backpacking in California, and Reed Reef Trail in Ventura County is one of them. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 4,276 feet which is higher than average.

Briefly about the general area:
Sycamore Creek is a stream that you may come across during your stay; you'll in all probability meet some folks from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura here. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Willett Hot Springs, and if you came to camp Thatcher Campground is a tremendous place to do that.
You just can't envision the amount of outdoors entertaining things the area near Reed Reef Trail has to offer. next to Reed Reef Trail you'll hit upon a wooded area called Kenney Groye, and if you come at the right time of year, Sespe Creek offers some good whitewater. Timber Creek flows through this neighborhood, and a pleasant tour to Ten Sycamore Flat is a tremendous way to spend an afternoon. So many enjoyable things to do in the Sierra Madre, not sufficient time. Red Reef Canyon is a tremendous place to explore. There's so much to do here at Reed Reef Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Oak Flat Campground is a delightful site for that.
This location, the Sierra Madre, has so much outdoors fun stuff. A visit to Willett Hot Springs will fill your spirit with fine feelings, and since you're here at Reed Reef Trail it's a great idea to check out Oak Flat.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.562, Longitude -119.1326
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Total in and out hiking length = 21 miles

Total climbing distance = 8.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 4276 feet


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 Trails Near Reed Reef Trail:
Last Chance Trail, Ventura County , 3 miles away,  11.8 hiking miles, 4251 feet elevation difference
Cedar Lake Trail, Ventura County , 8 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 2058 feet elevation difference
Rose Lion Trail, Ventura County , 8 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2160 feet elevation difference
Horn Canyon Trail, Ventura County , 8 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 3157 feet elevation difference
Alder Creek Trail, Ventura County , 9 miles away,  20.4 hiking miles, 3319 feet elevation difference
Upper Sespe River Trail, Ventura County , 9 miles away,  14 hiking miles, 1682 feet elevation difference
Middle Sespe Trail, Ventura County , 10 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 314 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Reed Reef Trail:
Oak Flat Campground, Ventura County, 1 miles away
Thatcher Campground, Ventura County, 2 miles away
Harman Campground, Ventura County, 2 miles away
Cross Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
White Ledge Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Reed Reef Trail:
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County County , 21 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru)
Piru Creek, Ventura County County , 21 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River)
 National Parks Near Reed Reef Trail:
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 21 miles away
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 23 miles away
 Hotels Near Reed Reef Trail:
Glen Tavern Inn, Santa Paula , 11 miles away
Ocean Gateway Inn, Santa Paula , 12 miles away
Best Western La Posada Motel, Fillmore , 12 miles away
Best Western Casa Ojai, Ojai , 13 miles away
Hummingbird Inn, Ojai , 13 miles away

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