California hiking trails - Rose Lion Trail, Sierra Madre, Ventura County

   
  Rose Lion Trail is not very right next door to Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura at all, but there's great natural beauty waiting for you here along it. Gotta get out of the urban center man, and Rose Lion Trail in Ventura County, California is the fresh air at its best. Every California backpacking trail has its own character. This is a vicinity covered with lots of hiking trails. Rose Lion Trail is a location that is rather dried up typically; most of the rain falls during February, and the driest of the months is July. For the duration of the summer at Rose
    Lion Trail highs are mostly in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 50's. All through the winter highs are in the 60's while Rose Lion Trail night low temperatures during the winter are in the 30's. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so do
pack enough food to last the whole trip. Rose Lion Trail is 11.2 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors trails. At parts of the year this neighborhood sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. The total elevation difference for Rose Lion Trail is 2,160 feet which is an average number. There are many fine backpacking trails  
in California, and Rose Lion Trail in Ventura County is one of them. The great outdoors hiking trails of the Sierra Madre are the best way to enjoy these summits. Hiking here in California never gets boring. Some parts of Rose Lion Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. This great outdoors hiking trail is a great outdoors hiking trail of perfect length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a great hiking trail for experienced trekkers in tremendous shape. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 1.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping.

Briefly about the general area:
Yeah, come here to Rose Lion Trail for a good time. Looking for some flowing water? Try Trout Creek; why not camp at Middle Lion Campground while you're here at Rose Lion Trail. Just can't get enough of the Sierra Madre. You'll meet a lot of folks from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura here.
Take a little spree to Piedra Blanca Creek while you're here at Rose Lion Trail, and Rose Valley Falls is always fun to check out. And that's not all there is to do here in the Sierra Madre. Sisar Pasture is a glorious spot, and needless to say, all our national parks are delightful spots to have a look at and Channel Islands National Park is no exception. Wilsie Spring is a delightful place to check out while you're at Rose Lion Trail; if you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Sespe Creek.
Rose Lion Trail is near Lion Canyon which is absolutely worth stopping at, and a good location to camp here at Rose Lion Trail is Rose Valley Campground.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.5551, Longitude -119.1691
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.4997, Longitude -119.1291
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2160 feet


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 Trails Near Rose Lion Trail:
Middle Sespe Trail, Ventura County , 3 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 314 feet elevation difference
Horn Canyon Trail, Ventura County , 3 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 3157 feet elevation difference
Cedar Lake Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 2058 feet elevation difference
Foothill Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away, 1.7 hiking miles, 679 feet elevation difference
Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail, Ventura County , 7 miles away, 9.5 hiking miles, 2662 feet elevation difference
Pratt Trail, Ventura County , 7 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 2337 feet elevation difference
Reed Reef Trail, Ventura County , 8 miles away,  21 hiking miles, 4276 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Rose Lion Trail:
Rose Valley Campground, Ventura County, 1 miles away
Middle Lion Campground, Ventura County, 1 miles away
Lion Campground, Ventura County, 2 miles away
The Pine Campground, Ventura County, 3 miles away
White Ledge Campground, Ventura County, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rose Lion Trail:
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
 National Parks Near Rose Lion Trail:
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 16 miles away
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 28 miles away
 Hotels Near Rose Lion Trail:
Best Western Casa Ojai, Ojai , 6 miles away
Hummingbird Inn, Ojai , 6 miles away
The Capri, Ojai , 7 miles away
Su Nido Inn, Ojai , 7 miles away
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, Ojai , 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Rose Lion Trail
Upper Rose Lake, Ventura County , 1 miles away
Lower Rose Lake, Ventura County , 1 miles away

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