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| | Wilderness hiking trails for backcountry hiking, and backpacking can be found all over California; one of them being San Ysidro Trail in Santa Barbara County. You'll have to go far from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta to get to San Ysidro Trail, but it's one of those sites where trekking is great. When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its wilderness hiking trails is the good thing to do. This part of California is always a bliss to pop by during backcountry hiking season. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget |
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to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. There are so many backcountry trails in this area. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Different parts of San Ysidro
| | Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the trail. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and San Ysidro Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is just what you need. This backpacking trail is a normal length backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backcountry trail for advanced walkers looking for a perfect challenge. Every California wilderness hiking trail has its own | |
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character. San Ysidro Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. Hiking here in the Santa Ynez Mountains is a really nice way to spend quality time in the fresh air. Being 6.8 miles long it's an average length trail.
San Ysidro Trail gets very little precipitation; February is the wettest month with most rain; July is when it's the driest. At San Ysidro Trail through the warmest time of the year highs are in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's. The winter comes
with highs in the 60's; nighttime lows all through the winter for San Ysidro Trail tend to be in the 30's. The total elevation difference for San Ysidro Trail is 3,463 feet, and that is higher than average. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place.
This is a long hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip.
Briefly about the general area:
You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun things at San Ysidro Trail. Forbush Campground is a nice campground nearby, and Fernald Point is in close
proximity and always perfect to check out. Channel Islands National Park is a very splendid location to stop at in the neighborhood of San Ysidro Trail, and Hot Springs is a great local attraction.
A day at beautiful East Beach near San Ysidro Trail is a good thing to do, and
if you came for an overnight stay Cottam Campground is a good place to camp. Forbush Flat is right here at San Ysidro Trail, and a tremendous place nearby is San Ysidro Canyon. If you want a good time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Santa Ynez Mountains. P-Bar Flats
is a pleasant place here at San Ysidro Trail, and Cold Springs Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth stopping at.
These mountains rock, just explore all the entertaining stuff to do in the Santa Ynez Mountains. Hot Springs Creek is close to San Ysidro Trail and is always a joy to stop by; West Beach is a striking beach to stop by.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.4494, Longitude -119.6218
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.4838, Longitude -119.6349
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 3463 feet
Montecito Inn, Santa Barbara
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3 miles away
The Montecito Inn is a luxury boutique hotel nestled between the mountains and the sea in the heart of the lush residential coastal community of Montecito. Here you will find the highest quality, ser...
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Coast Village Inn, Santa Barbara
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3 miles away
The Coast Village Inn is located in Santa Barbera, CA, nestled between the mountains and the sea in the heart of the lush coastal community of Montecito. Pristine beaches, unique shops and boutiques, ...
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User input for San Ysidro Trail, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California, the metro area neareast to San Ysidro Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near San Ysidro Trail, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near San Ysidro Trail. |
| | Trails Near San Ysidro Trail:
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Cold Spring Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 1 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 2741 feet elevation difference |
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Romero Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 3 miles away, .8 hiking miles, 579 feet elevation difference |
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Blue Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 3 miles away, 4.7 hiking miles, 741 feet elevation difference |
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Tunnel Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 5 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 1150 feet elevation difference |
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Pie Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1780 feet elevation difference |
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Jesusita Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 7 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 886 feet elevation difference |
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Mono Alamar Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 8 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 1332 feet elevation difference |
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| | Beaches Near San Ysidro Trail:
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East Beach, Santa Barbara County
, 4 miles away |
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West Beach, Santa Barbara County
, 6 miles away |
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Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara County
, 7 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near San Ysidro Trail:
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Montecito Inn, Santa Barbara
, 3 miles away |
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Coast Village Inn, Santa Barbara
, 3 miles away |
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Inn on Summer Hill, Summerland
, 3 miles away |
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Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara
, 4 miles away |
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The Inn at East Beach, Santa Barbara
, 4 miles away |
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| | Lakes Near San Ysidro Trail
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Buell Reservoir, Santa Barbara County
, 4 miles away |
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Sheffield Reservoir, Santa Barbara County
, 5 miles away |
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