California hiking trails - Rincon Fire Road Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Cruz County

   
  California is an excellent location for outdoors people. Rincon Fire Road Trail is positioned a relatively long journey from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, but it is one of many good great outdoors trails in this region. If you happen to be in California, why not go backpacking, it is a perfect way to spend some time. The number of hiking trails in this region is not very high. Can’t wait to get out in nature, Rincon Fire Road Trail in Santa Cruz County, California is an outstanding pick. The total elevation difference for Rincon Fire Road Trail is 205 feet
    which is lower than average. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 1.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get
stuck so be prepared for that. Rincon Fire Road Trail is 1.6 miles long it's shorter than many hiking trails. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. High temperatures at Rincon Fire Road Trail throughout the warmest time of the year are in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 50's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are regularly in the 50's, and nighttime lows all through the wintertime for Rincon Fire Road Trail tend to be in the 30's. There's not much difference in elevation along Rincon Fire Road Trail  
which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Every California wilderness trail is well worth a walk. The wilderness trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains are an excellent way to explore these mountains. Rincon Fire Road Trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a magnificent hiking trail for the average person looking for a magnificent adventure. California has plenty of great wilderness trails, and one of these is Rincon Fire Road Trail in Santa Cruz County. Sometimes this great outdoors trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Rincon Fire Road Trail regularly gets a great deal of rain; the wettest month of the year is regularly January, that's the one that rains the most while July is regularly the driest month.

Briefly about the general area:
If you want a pleasant time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Santa Cruz Mountains. Big Rock Hole is a beautiful spot any time of year, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Eagle Creek. If time allows, Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail is a national park worth stopping at; you don't have to go far to enjoy Garden of Eden.
These mountains rock, just look at all the amusing stuff to do in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Rincon Fire Road Trail is not far at all from Santa Cruz-Watsonville; Cotillion Gardens Trailer Park is a pleasant campground nearby. This is no site for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. Rincon Fire Road Trail is a splendid site to visit for more than one day, Smithwoods RV Park is a splendid site to camp nearby; one of the best things about this place is its proximity to Santa Cruz Beach.
Beaches are fine; and Cowell Beach next to Rincon Fire Road Trail is no exception, and you can run the rapids of San Lorenzo River.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 37.0125, Longitude -122.0536
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Total in and out hiking length = 1.6 miles

Total climbing distance = .6 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 205 feet


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 Camp Grounds Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
Cotillion Gardens Trailer Park, Felton, 1 miles away
Smithwoods RV Park, Felton, 1 miles away
River Grove Park, Felton, 1 miles away
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz, 2 miles away
Carbonero Creek RV Park, Scotts Valley, 3 miles away
 Beaches Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
Cowell Beach, Santa Cruz County , 4 miles away
Santa Cruz Beach, Santa Cruz County , 4 miles away
Wilder Beach, Santa Cruz County , 4 miles away
Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz County , 5 miles away
Twin Lakes Beach, Santa Cruz County , 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz County County , 1 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Felton to Ocean at Santa Cruz)
 National Parks Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA , 42 miles away
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA , 50 miles away
Presidio National Park, San Francisco - CA , 50 miles away
 Hotels Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
University Inn, Santa Cruz , 1 miles away
Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley , 2 miles away
Inn at Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz , 2 miles away
NATIONAL 9 PLYMOUTH ST, Santa Cruz , 3 miles away
Best Western Inn, Santa Cruz , 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Rincon Fire Road Trail
Loch Lomond, Santa Cruz County , 5 miles away

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