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| | Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the wilderness a bit, and Santa Cruz Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is just what you need. Trails are great and plentiful in California, and among these are Santa Cruz Trail in Santa Barbara County. Every backpacking and hiking trail in California has its own unique attractiveness. Summertime brings highs in the 90's to Santa Cruz Trail with overnight lows in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 60's, and after the sun is down throughout the winter temperatures at Santa Cruz Trail drop |
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into the 30's. Santa Cruz Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backcountry hiking trail glorious for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding region. Santa Cruz Trail
| | is not very close to Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta at all, but It's always enjoyable to backcountry walk here. Now, this is roughly a 3-day backcountry walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Santa Cruz Trail is ordinarily a relatively dried out site; the month of February is the wettest with most of the rain; July is when it's the driest. The total elevation difference for Santa Cruz Trail is 2,660 feet which is higher than average. Backpacking here in the Sierra Madre is | |
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the best way to enjoy these peaks. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Santa Cruz Trail has two trailheads, so backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. This region does get very dry sometimes, so
don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Hiking here in California never gets boring. This part of California is always a pleasure to go to during backcountry hiking season. Some parts of this great outdoors 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. With its 19.8 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many great outdoors trails.
Briefly about the general area:
Why not camp
at Coche Campground while you're here at Santa Cruz Trail, and don't leave Santa Cruz Trail without first paying a visit to Little Pine Spring.
You clearly ought to have a thing about the Sierra Madre. Take some time to pop by Los Padres National Forest if you're here; during
your trip here you'll meet some people from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta for sure. These mountains rock, just explore all the cool things to do in the Sierra Madre. You must absolutely dedicate some time to Hidden Potrero if you're here at Santa Cruz Trail, and camping is available
at Ninteen Oaks Campground. Near Santa Cruz Trail you locate tremendous sites like Black Canyon, and don't forget to stop at Santa Ynez Point if you're here.
Don't you try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a good time here at Santa Cruz Trail. Why not pop by nearby East Fork Santa
Cruz Creek since you're here at Santa Cruz Trail It's always great to check out Mud Spring. A great spot like Nineteen Oaks here at Santa Cruz Trail is too wonderful to miss; it's a nice idea to check out West Fork Santa Cruz Creek.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.5637, Longitude -119.7648
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.6463, Longitude -119.7611
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 19.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 19.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 2660 feet
Ramada Limited Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
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10 miles away
Santa Barbara and Goletas Best Value Hotel. The Ramada Limited Hotel, bordering the coastal foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, is conveniently located for access to either Santa Barbara or Goleta....
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Best Western Pepper Tree Inn, Santa Barbara
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11 miles away
This popular hotel is just minutes between UCSB, Goleta and downtown State St. and at the gateway to wine country. Directly adjacent to La Cumbre Shopping Plaza and offering complimentary shuttle ser...
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User input for Santa Cruz Trail, Sierra Madre, 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 Santa Cruz Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Santa Cruz Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Santa Cruz Trail. |
| | Trails Near Santa Cruz Trail:
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Buckhorn Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 5 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 1939 feet elevation difference |
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Grapevine Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 1501 feet elevation difference |
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Mission Pine Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 6 miles away, 11.5 hiking miles, 1328 feet elevation difference |
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Rattlesnake Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 7 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 207 feet elevation difference |
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Manzana Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 8 miles away, 18.6 hiking miles, 3096 feet elevation difference |
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Arroyo Burro Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 8 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2215 feet elevation difference |
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Pie Canyon Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 9 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1780 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Santa Cruz Trail:
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Cuyama River, San Luis Obispo / Santa Barbara County
County
, 37 miles away, Class III-IV - 15 miles long (Highway 166 to Twitchell Reservoir) |
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| | Hotels Near Santa Cruz Trail:
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Ramada Limited Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
, 10 miles away |
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Best Western Pepper Tree Inn, Santa Barbara
, 11 miles away |
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Sandman Inn, Santa Barbara
, 11 miles away |
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Hacienda Motel, Santa Barbara
, 11 miles away |
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Sandpiper Lodge, Santa Barbara
, 11 miles away |
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