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| | Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Sweetwater Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is just the place. It's a lengthy journey from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta to Sweetwater Trail, but it is a wonderful backcountry hiking trail. Backcountry hiking in California is such a splendid thing to do. California has plenty of great wilderness hiking trails; one of them being Sweetwater Trail in Santa Barbara County. Now this backpacking and hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. |
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This is a one trailhead great outdoors hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out walk. This is a vicinity covered with lots of backcountry hiking trails. These backcountry trails here in the Sierra Madre are a really glorious way to spend quality time in the great outdoors.
| | Sweetwater Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,070 feet, and that is higher than average. With its 12.6 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer trek. Throughout the warm days of summer here at Sweetwater Trail, high temperatures typically get into the 90's while night lows are regularly in the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 60's, and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Sweetwater Trail dip into the 30's. This backcountry trek should take you about 2 days, so it's a magnificent thing if your backpack is big | |
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enough to do the job. Not much precipitation falls here at Sweetwater Trail; most of the rain falls through February, and the driest of the months is July. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. 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. Different parts of Sweetwater Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking trail. Each wilderness
hiking trail in California has something unique to offer. Going for a backcountry trek here in California is something that is always fun to do. This backcountry trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent backcountry hiking trail
for experienced backcountry walkers in delightful shape.
Briefly about the general area:
A splendid place to camp here at Sweetwater Trail is Painted Rock Campground; Cliff Canyon is a wonderful place to spend some time. All the outdoors amusing stuff in the Sierra Madre
will keep you coming back many times. Looking for some flowing water? Try South Fork Sisquoc River, and a short tour to Little Sulphur Spring is always worthwhile.
Camping is available at Skunk Campground; while you're here at Sweetwater Trail it's a great idea to check out
Pine Corral Potreros. James Spring is always fun to check out, and a pleasant trip to Montgomery Potrero is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. This place, Sweetwater Trail, it simply has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.8178, Longitude -119.7107
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 12.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 3070 feet
Best Western Pepper Tree Inn, Santa Barbara
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21 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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Guesthouse Inn and Suites, Santa Barbara
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21 miles away
For August 1-3, 2008 and June 13-15, 2008 there will be a 30 day cancellation policy and credit card will be charged 30 days prior to arrival and is nonrefundable. GuestHouse Inn and Suites offers nic...
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User input for Sweetwater Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Sweetwater Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County, California
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| | Trails Near Sweetwater Trail:
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Jackson Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 4 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 3327 feet elevation difference |
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Manzana Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 5 miles away, 18.6 hiking miles, 3096 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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Grapevine Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 8 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 1501 feet elevation difference |
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Hurricane Deck Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 9 miles away, 36.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference |
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Alamar Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 5.7 hiking miles, 3099 feet elevation difference |
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Santa Cruz Trail, Santa Barbara
County
, 10 miles away, 9.9 hiking miles, 2660 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Sweetwater Trail:
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Best Western Pepper Tree Inn, Santa Barbara
, 21 miles away |
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Guesthouse Inn and Suites, Santa Barbara
, 21 miles away |
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Sandman Inn, Santa Barbara
, 21 miles away |
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Quality Inn Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
, 21 miles away |
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Hacienda Motel, Santa Barbara
, 21 miles away |
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