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Hiking Trails Over 20 km near Oxnard

The directory currently contains 5 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Oxnard. Their average mapped distance is 60.1 km and average recorded ascent is 1,157 m (3,796 ft); the longest route in the set is 108 km.

This subset represents 56% of the 9 quality-checked routes near Oxnard. Its average distance is 60.1 km, compared with 34.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,157 m (3,796 ft), versus 681 m (2,234 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is at least 20 km long. Whether it is normally completed in one day or in stages is not inferred from distance alone. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 5 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

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A closer look at the first 5 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

21.5 km

Divide Peak OHV

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

186 m

California Mission Trail - stage 06 Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura to Mission Santa Barbara

5 of 5 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

California · United States

Distance
108 km
/ 67.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,914 m
Typical duration
29 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

California · United States

Distance
27.0 km
/ 16.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,447 m
Typical duration
8 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
Hard

California · United States

Distance
21.5 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
647 m
Typical duration
5 hr 39 min
  • Mountain

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Backbone TrailCalifornia108 km2,914 m29 hrExpertApril to October
California Mission Trail - stage 05 Mission San Fernando, Rey de Espana to Mission San Buenaventura, VenturaCalifornia94.5 km591 m22 hrExpertApril to October
California Mission Trail - stage 06 Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura to Mission Santa BarbaraCalifornia49.0 km186 m11 hrExpertApril to October
Red Reef TrailCalifornia27.0 km1,447 m8 hr 9 minExpertJune to October
Divide Peak OHVCalifornia21.5 km647 m5 hr 39 minHardApril to October

Backbone Trail, California Mission Trail - stage 05 Mission San Fernando, Rey de Espana to Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura, California Mission Trail - stage 06 Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura to Mission Santa Barbara currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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