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SUMMARY:Baron Ranch Trails on Gaviota Coast - Post-hike Coastal Picnic
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DESCRIPTION:Have you ever heard of the Baron Ranch hiking trails? Most folks haven’t\, but it’s a splendid -- and sometimes shady -- trail a couple miles west of Refugio State Beach and it’s worth the trip.\\n\\n\\n\\nAnd if that's not enough\, we'll have a picnic at Refugio SB after the hike where I have reserved a campsite. Day use fee is $10.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe hike is about a 6.9 mile lollipop with 1\,600' total ascent and is rated MEDIUM. See the hike rating guide at https://www.hikingwithdean.com/hike-rating-guide/\\n\\n\\n\\nOur hike begins in the canyon that forms the Arroyo Quemado Creek watershed. The trail follows a network of ranch roads leading through a habitat restoration area and into the backcountry.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe first mile of the trail is relatively flat and follows the bottom of the canyon. Just beyond the one-mile mark the road transitions into the riparian zone and continues to parallel the creek\, it’s here that the trail starts to take on a more wilderness feel.\\n\\n\\n\\nAt 2.1 miles and 2.6 miles\, the trail splits to form a loop up into the mountains. The upper portion of the Loop Trail provides some exceptional vistas down the canyon and out towards the ocean with views of the island on a clear day. Views along the canyons open up to reveal the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands. At the top of the loop\, the single-track section of the Loop Trail trail connects again to a ranch road and then returns to the beginning of the loop and the main trail.\\n\\n\\n\\nDIRECTIONS\\n\\n\\n\\nTo Hike:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n	Take Hwy 101 North\, 2.4 miles past Refugio Road and turn right at the road crossing onto Arroyo Quemada Ln. (Watch for the yellow sign indicating “cross-traffic ahead").\\n\\n\\n	Immediately turn left onto Calle Real and proceed approximately 3/4 mile until the road reaches a street sign that says “End”.\\n\\n\\n	Use the circle to turn around and park along Calle Real.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nTo Campground/Beach:\\n\\n\\n\\nFrom trailhead\, reverse course 2.4 miles and take exit 120 for Refugio Rd toward Refugio State Beach. Park in day use lot ($10). We'll reconnoiter at Campsite 31
LOCATION:Baron Ranch Trailhead\, 14550 Calle Real
URL:https://dev.hikingwithdean.com/eec-event/baron-ranch-trails-on-gaviota-coast-post-hike-coastal-picnic/
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