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Hiking & Walking: California > Los Padres National Forest > Ojai Ranger District

Sespe River Trail
Hiking & Walking in Los Padres National Forest

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Date: 2005-03-04 16:53:00.0
Difficulty: Hard
Number of People Encountered: 0-10 ppl
Recommendation: Not Recommended
No one -- I mean NO ONE -- was out here this week. Carl and I had the Sespe to ourselves, as well as the hot springs. Came in via Johnson Ridge (snow up there!) and spent an entire week engaged in fishing, camping, exploring, and good old brotherly love. Carl snapped his pinky-finger pretty good against an aggressive flannelbush, but only lost the tip. Beaver blood was seen in several areas. The Sespe, itself, was running like Niagra Falls -- it covered the entire width of the valley and roared like hellfire itself. Scary. Came away attached to the mystic aura of the place. Too hard, tho.
Date: 2003-05-27 13:04:00.0
Difficulty: Easy
Number of People Encountered: 0-10 ppl
Recommendation: Neutral
I only hiked the section of the trail from Sespe Hot Springs to Willett on the 24th then back to Sespe Hot Springs on the 25th. 6 creek crossings which you will want to just get wet and keep your shoes on for. The grass and bushes really cover in the trail in this section and with the Rattle snake population this made for a slow and cautions going. Some real nice swimming holes in the sespe at this time and the water was easy to cross but plenty high for good swimming and fishing.

Additional Information
Los Padres National Forest - Los Padres National Forest lies in the beautiful coastal mountains of central California. It stretches almost 220 miles, from the Carmel Valley area to the western edge of Los Angeles County.
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