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| | A long journey separates Santa Cruz-Watsonville from Rincon Fire Road Trail, but it is a fun place to backcountry trek. Outdoors people generally like this part of California. There are many great backpacking and hiking trails in California, and one of those is Rincon Fire Road Trail in Santa Cruz County. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 1.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. There are not too many backpacking trails in this vicinity. This backpacking and hiking trail is not that long but it's always |
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good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local
| | forest authorities before you head out. High temperatures at Rincon Fire Road Trail through the long summer days are in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 50's, and night lows throughout the winter for Rincon Fire Road Trail tend to be in the 30's. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the wilderness a bit, and if you happen to be in Santa Cruz County of California, Rincon Fire Road Trail is a nice local backpacking and hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. | |
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Rincon Fire Road Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. Great outdoors trails like this one here in the Santa Cruz Mountains are a really brilliant way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Rincon Fire Road Trail is on the short side having an average
number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid backpacking trail for the average person looking for a splendid adventure. The wilderness hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness
hiking trail. Rincon Fire Road Trail has a total elevation difference of 205 feet which is lower than average. There are plenty of backpacking and hiking trails in California; each one of them has its own character. Here in the great state of California backcountry backpacking
is something that is always fun to do. Rincon Fire Road Trail is 1.6 miles long it's shorter than many wilderness hiking trails. All the water falling down from the sky makes Rincon Fire Road Trail a wet spot; most of the rain falls through January, and July is the month with the
least moisture.
Briefly about the general area:
This is no place for people who don’t like to have a good time. Why not check out nearby Eagle Creek since you're here at Rincon Fire Road Trail, and a day at stunning Santa Cruz Beach near Rincon Fire Road Trail is a great
thing to do. Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail is a very magnificent place to take a look at near Rincon Fire Road Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Cotillion Gardens Trailer Park is a good place to camp.
Garden of Eden is a forest near Rincon Fire Road
Trail that you can go to, and people from Santa Cruz-Watsonville love to come here. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Santa Cruz Mountains. A tour to Big Rock Hole rejuvenates the spirit, and time spent at Cowell Beach is always great. Smithwoods
RV Park is a great campground here, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend San Lorenzo River.
These mountains rock, just explore all the cool things to do in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 37.0125, Longitude -122.0536
- - Directions and Road Map
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
University Inn, Santa Cruz
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Hilton San Jose South/Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley
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2 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rincon Fire Road Trail. |
| | Beaches Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
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Cowell Beach, Santa Cruz County
, 4 miles away |
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Santa Cruz Beach, Santa Cruz County
, 4 miles away |
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Wilder Beach, Santa Cruz County
, 4 miles away |
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Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz County
, 5 miles away |
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Twin Lakes Beach, Santa Cruz County
, 5 miles away |
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| | National Parks Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
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Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA
, 42 miles away |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA
, 50 miles away |
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Presidio National Park, San Francisco - CA
, 50 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Rincon Fire Road Trail:
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University Inn, Santa Cruz
, 1 miles away |
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Hilton San Jose South/Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley
, 2 miles away |
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Inn at Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz
, 2 miles away |
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NATIONAL 9 PLYMOUTH ST, Santa Cruz
, 3 miles away |
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Best Western Inn, Santa Cruz
, 3 miles away |
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