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| | Rincon Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail quite far from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, but backcountry backpacking it is always cool. There are so many good great outdoors trails for backcountry hiking in California, and Rincon Trail is one of them, and it's in Santa Barbara County. Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Rincon Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is the great outdoors at its best. Every California great outdoors trail is well worth a walk. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 4,654 feet which |
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is higher than average. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 1.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Rincon Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Sometimes this great outdoors hiking trail gets really
| | dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. California has lots of outdoors pursuits. Around Rincon Trail you don’t get a lot of precipitation; most of the rain falls throughout February while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Through the warm days of summer at Rincon Trail temperatures are mostly in the 90's while overnight lows are typically in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 60's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Rincon Trail temperatures sink to the 30's. Trekking | |
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here in California is always a fun thing to do. Some parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Don’t forget to check for any
current restrictions or closures before you go. Rincon Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a great challenge. Being 11.6 miles long; it's considered a longer
walk. Rincon Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. This is a region covered with lots of backpacking trails. Hiking trails like this one here in the Santa Ynez Mountains are a really good way to spend quality time
in the fresh air.
Briefly about the general area:
You completely must like the Santa Ynez Mountains. Camping at Murietta Campground is always a splendid experience; there's some flowing water close by, Catharina Creek is a stream you can stop at while here.
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is no site for people who don’t like to have a good time. Billiard Flats is a perfect location to check out; during your trip here you'll meet some people from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura for sure. Near Rincon Trail you discover nice places like Murietta Divide, and Eldorado Creek
is one of the streams close by that might be worth going to. These mountains rock, just check out all the amusing stuff to do in the Santa Ynez Mountains. Rincon Point is in the vicinity and always nice to have a look at, and a tour to Channel Islands National Park is worthwhile.
Hit the beach if you want, Oil Piers Beach is practically right here, and if you came to camp Alder Creek Campground is a great site to do that.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.4112, Longitude -119.4482
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 11.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 4654 feet
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Best Western Carpinteria Inn, Carpinteria
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6 miles away
Stay at this Carpinteria, California hotel and enjoy the scenic countryside and the world's safest beaches. The Best Western Carpinteria Inn is conveniently located with easy access to key area attr...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rincon Trail. |
| | Trails Near Rincon Trail:
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Steer Creek Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 1 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 1010 feet elevation difference |
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Monte Arido Trail, Ventura
County
, 2 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 1244 feet elevation difference |
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Franklin Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 4 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2209 feet elevation difference |
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Ocean View Trail, Ventura
County
, 4 miles away, 8.8 hiking miles, 1017 feet elevation difference |
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Coyote Trail, Ventura
County
, 5 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2072 feet elevation difference |
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Agua Caliente Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 9 miles away, 17 hiking miles, 2537 feet elevation difference |
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Blue Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 741 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near Rincon Trail:
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Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA
, 14 miles away |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA
, 42 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Rincon Trail:
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Carpinteria, Carpinteria
, 5 miles away |
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Best Western Carpinteria Inn, Carpinteria
, 6 miles away |
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Sandyland Reef Inn, Carpinteria
, 6 miles away |
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Inn on Summer Hill, Summerland
, 10 miles away |
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Oakridge Inn, Ojai
, 11 miles away |
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| | Lakes Near Rincon Trail
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Carpinteria Reservoir, Santa Barbara County
, 3 miles away |
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Jameson Lake, Santa Barbara County
, 4 miles away |
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5 miles away
