California hiking trails - South Fork Trail, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County

   
  California is a perfect outdoors state. South Fork Trail is a long tour away from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, but there's great natural beauty awaiting you here along it. Every California backpacking and hiking trail has something unique to offer. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Hey, time for a backcountry walk don’t you think? South Fork Trail in Riverside County, California is the great outdoors at its best. This is a two-ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads, so hiking it one way is
    an option if you can arrange for a ride back. South Fork Trail is 7.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. South Fork Trail gets very little
rainfall; the month with most of the rain is March, and June is when it's the driest. Trails are splendid and plentiful in California, and one of these is South Fork Trail in Riverside County. The beautiful great outdoors trails of the Santa Rosa Mountains are a really great way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Now this great outdoors hiking trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. South Fork Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,249 feet which is an average number. South Fork Trail stays roughly within the same elevation  
zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. High temperatures at South Fork Trail during the long summer days are in the 90's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 60's while the cold winter nights at South Fork Trail are in the 30's. South Fork Trail is a mid-length great outdoors trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a splendid backcountry hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in magnificent shape. Sometimes this great outdoors hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This is just one of a large number of backcountry hiking trails in this vicinity. When you're here in California trekking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails never gets boring.

Briefly about the general area:
Do set aside some time for Alvin Meadows while you're here at South Fork Trail; you can stay the night at Lake Hemet Campground. Yep, outdoors cool things truly is abundant here in the Santa Rosa Mountains. Don't forget to take a delightful little spree to Strawberry Creek, and Milky Spring is a stunning place to explore while you're at South Fork Trail.
This is such a fun river. South Fork Trail is a spot with many visitors from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, and you could always explore Willow Valley. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. Coldwater Creek is a scenic stream that is worth checking out, and South Fork Trail is a great site to camp, Stone Creek Campground is a great site. If you want a great time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Rattlesnake Spring is always fun to check out, and you have to absolutely dedicate some time to Blodgett Flat if you're here at South Fork Trail.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.6971, Longitude -116.7599
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.6588, Longitude -116.7576
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 1249 feet


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 Trails Near South Fork Trail:
Rouse Hill-Bautista Canyon Trail, Riverside County , 3 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 1575 feet elevation difference
Alessandro Trail, Riverside County , 5 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1847 feet elevation difference
Ramona Trail, Riverside County , 8 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1792 feet elevation difference
Cinco Poses Trail, Riverside County , 8 miles away,  5.4 hiking miles, 2708 feet elevation difference
Black Mountain Trail, Riverside County , 8 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2713 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 4, County , 12 miles away, 55.3 hiking miles, 9055 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near South Fork Trail:
Stone Creek Campground, Riverside County, 5 miles away
Lake Hemet Campground, Riverside County, 5 miles away
Apple Canyon Campground, Riverside County, 6 miles away
Thomas Mountain Campground, Riverside County, 6 miles away
Halldecker Campground, Riverside County, 7 miles away
 National Parks Near South Fork Trail:
Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms - CA , 56 miles away
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego - CA , 65 miles away
 Hotels Near South Fork Trail:
Quiet Creek Inn, Idyllwild , 3 miles away
Wilkum Inn Bed & Breakfast, Idyllwild , 4 miles away
Idyllwild Inn, Idyllwild , 4 miles away
Cedar Street Inn and Spa, Idyllwild , 4 miles away
Hemet, Hemet , 14 miles away
 Lakes Near South Fork Trail
Lake Hemet, Riverside County , 4 miles away

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