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

   
  California has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. Here in the magnificent state of California backcountry backpacking is an excellent way to spend some time. It's a long tour from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura to Rose Lion Trail, but many folks like to hike here to be near the wilderness. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day backcountry walk, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. This hiking trail is a very long hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a wonderful great outdoors hiking trail for experienced
    backcountry trekkers in magnificent shape. This is a great outdoors hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Different parts of Rose Lion Trail are at very different elevations, so keep
in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Sometimes this great outdoors hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. There are plenty of backcountry trails in California; each one of them has something unique to offer. This backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,160 feet which is about average. Rose Lion Trail gets very little rain; all through the month of February you get the most rain around here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. During the  
summertime highs here at Rose Lion Trail reach the 90's, and the nighttime is quite cooler of course, regularly in the 50's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 60's, and nighttime lows at Rose Lion Trail during the wintertime regularly sink into the 30's. This backpacking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. California has plenty of magnificent backcountry trails, and one of those is Rose Lion Trail in Ventura County. Hiking here in the Sierra Madre is the best way to enjoy these summits. We all need to get out in the wilderness once in a while, and Rose Lion Trail in Ventura County, California is such a fine spot. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this region. Being 11.2 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors trails.

Briefly about the general area:
Sisar Pasture is a magnificent location here at Rose Lion Trail, and Rose Valley Falls is an inspiring spot to explore while here. So much enjoyable stuff to do here at Rose Lion Trail, too delightful to be true. Lion Canyon is in the neighborhood of Rose Lion Trail and is a delightful place; a great spot for whitewater paddling is Sespe Creek.
Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff in the Sierra Madre. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Rose Lion Trail has to offer, you can camp at Middle Lion Campground. All year is a good time in the Sierra Madre if you adore the outdoors. If you're visiting Rose Lion Trail from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, you won't be the only one, and getting to Trout Creek from Rose Lion Trail is trouble-free. Stay the night at Rose Valley Campground, and why not take a little journey to Piedra Blanca Creek since you're here.
Don't leave Rose Lion Trail without first paying a visit to Wilsie Spring, and if you haven’t been to Channel Islands National Park, you should schedule some time for it since you're here.

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
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Ojai Rancho Inn, 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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