California hiking trails - Upper Sespe River Trail, Sierra Madre, Ventura County

   
  Hitting the hiking and backpacking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Upper Sespe River Trail in Ventura County, California is a really perfect place to spend some time. Here in the magnificent state of California backcountry hiking is something that is always fun to do. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over California, and Upper Sespe River Trail in Ventura County is one of them. This backcountry trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry trail could be very different from
    other parts of it. You'll need to go far from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura to get to Upper Sespe River Trail, but backpacking it is always enjoyable. This trek should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Being 14 miles long; it's a long
backcountry trail. Backcountry backpacking here in the Sierra Madre is a really good way to spend quality time in the outdoors. The total elevation difference for Upper Sespe River Trail is 1,682 feet which is an average number. For the duration of the warm months highs here at Upper Sespe River Trail reach the 90's, and the overnight is a bit chillier of course, ordinarily in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 60's, and overnight lows at Upper Sespe River Trail during the winter ordinarily sink into the 30's. Not much rain falls here at Upper  
Sespe River Trail; the wettest month of the year is regularly February, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month of the year is July. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of backpacking and hiking trails. This great outdoors trail is a great outdoors trail of good length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a glorious challenge. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. California has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. Sometimes this wilderness trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Now this wilderness trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Every great outdoors hiking trail in California is different from the others. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go.

Briefly about the general area:
A trip to Pigeon Flat revives the soul It's always glorious to check out Cow Spring.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Sierra Madre. A glorious spot to camp here at Upper Sespe River Trail is Cow Springs Campground; Upper Sespe River Trail is a place with many visitors from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura. Why not camp at Tin Can Cabin Campground since you're here at Upper Sespe River Trail; whitewater paddling is wonderful on Piru Creek. If only every location had this much outdoors fun stuff, what a great planet it would be. A great place to have a look at in the neighborhood of Upper Sespe River Trail is Sycamore Canyon; a journey to Dripping Springs will fill your spirit with nice feelings.
In the event that you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Sespe Creek, and let's not forget East Fork Alder Creek which is a stream that you may stumble upon while here. But wait, there's more entertaining stuff to do in the Sierra Madre. Everybody loves Squaw Flat, and there's some flowing water nearby, Stone Corral Creek is a stream you can stop by while you're here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.5512, Longitude -118.8992
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Total in and out hiking length = 14 miles

Total climbing distance = 6.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 1682 feet


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 Trails Near Upper Sespe River Trail:
Alder Creek Trail, Ventura County , 2 miles away,  20.4 hiking miles, 3319 feet elevation difference
Bucksnort Trail, Ventura County , 3 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 1286 feet elevation difference
Whiteacre Peak Trail, Ventura County , 5 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 1954 feet elevation difference
White Mountain Trail, Ventura County , 5 miles away,  19.4 hiking miles, 3500 feet elevation difference
Henderson Trail, Ventura County , 5 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2208 feet elevation difference
Agua Blanca Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away, 20.2 hiking miles, 6134 feet elevation difference
Snowy Creek Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away, 7.1 hiking miles, 3899 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Upper Sespe River Trail:
Cow Springs Campground, Ventura County, 2 miles away
Tin Can Cabin Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
Twin Pines Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
Little Mutau Campground, Ventura County, 6 miles away
Dutchman Campground, Ventura County, 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near Upper Sespe River Trail:
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County County , 12 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru)
Piru Creek, Ventura County County , 14 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River)
 National Parks Near Upper Sespe River Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 21 miles away
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 30 miles away
 Hotels Near Upper Sespe River Trail:
Best Western La Posada Motel, Fillmore , 10 miles away
Econo Lodge Gorman, Gorman , 14 miles away
Best Rest Inn Lebec Frazier, Lebec , 14 miles away
Ocean Gateway Inn, Santa Paula , 17 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott Ventura Simi Valley, Simi Valley , 19 miles away

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