The climb to the top of Red Reef Trail is about 10 -11 miles from the bottom gate. The route offers some great views out across the valley towards the ocean, as well as east towards Topatopa Bluff. 679.75 m Down, 13.0 mi The hike to the top is about 12-14 miles roundtrip, depending on where you park. Upper Red Reef (before the campground) - steep, fast, not too technical and with beautiful views. Park along north side of Highway 150 adjacent to Summit School. I would say this trail is in pretty good shape and easy to follow. 670' Up Took a quick out-and-back hike up to White Ledge Camp after the Thanksgiving storms. Trail is in excellent shape, you earn your downhill with that Sisar climb. Many Trails listed may be unmaintained, always plan ahead, check weather report, know your risks and level of ability. on the trail.  Luckily there was water at a creek crossing a mile back from where we turned around. Need major trail work. There are a number of trails in the Ojai area that lead from the Ojai Valley over the mountains towards Rose Valley and Sespe River. THE EXPERIENCE: The Los Padres National Forest’s enchanting Red Reef … I have hiked to the saddle north-west of Hines Peak from Nordhoff Ridge Road.  Can't attest to whether or not it lets up but it did get progressively worse over a quarter mile. This is a fairly rigorous trail with a lot of elevation gain. Very steep. job staying focused on improving the access This area is a famous overwintering spot for ladybird beetles. hiked to the White Ledge Camp and started the brushing project ¼ mile 401.96 m Up honor of Don Borad.  The ten of us ventured up Sisar Road to access the The Sisar Canyon trailhead in the Upper Ojai Valley is a popular starting point for forest users (equestrian, MTB or hikers) heading up the Red Reef Trail or to see the incredible Ojai views along Sisar Rd. Mostly decent, but foot path thru burn scars is rough in spots. Patches of total trail brush/bush coverage. Also took side spur to top of Topatopa bluff. This spot was so quiet. You'll climb well above the canyon floor until you meet an obvious trail on the right, the Red Reef Trail. Ignoring the Red Reef trail for now walk back down the road from which you just came in a very short .1 of a mile there is a well defined spur trail that climbs up to the southern end of the Bluff. Description This section of the Red Reef Trail extends from the east end of Nordhoff Ridge Road north-east to the Sespe River Trail. Not sure what it will be like in the spring. Hike one mile up Sisar Road to Forest Service locked gate. • • 675' Down An 11 mile fire road climb to the top of Red Reef trail. 6.3 km East Fork Trail, located near Los Padres National Forest, California is a 2.1 mile hiking, trail running and walking trail with a top elevation of 1746 feet. When visiting the Los Padres always remember to pack extra water for any trip! There is one large downed oak tree which required a tricky "climb" through its canopy, which was lying across the trail. Download its GPS track and follow the itinerary on a map. There are a couple of fire pits for campers. 390.14 m Up The Sisar Canyon/Red Reef Trail offers partial Wilderness access along an eighteen mile trail from Sisar gate to Sycamore Flat along the Sespe River. After 5.6 miles, the trail ends at the junction with the Sespe River Trail (20W13). • 1,280' Up Impassable to stock and many down trees. Heavy rain on night of 8th and 10. Location: Los Padres National Forest between Ojai and Santa Paula.From Highway 150, nine miles east of Highway 33 and nine miles west of Highway 126, … Do not use with stock, it is not safe for horses. NOT OKAY! Yesterday’s project was on the Red Reef Trail in The section where the foot path leaves Sisar Canyon Rd (about 3.8 - 4 miles from the trailhead, at the burn scar warning sign) was the roughest; about 100 meters in, the path was covered by brush for ~30 feet, and the trail was slightly washed out (but still passable) in several spots. The trail climbs steeply another 1.7 miles to Hines Peak Road. Your FREE account works with all Adventure Projects sites. Sisar Creek is a creek in Los Padres National Forest, CA. - I was running in shorts and t-shirt and will be paying the price of entry for a couple of weeks :)ÂÂ, The trail is overall in ok shape.  There were two spots that could use some trail work.  The water was flowing well and the campsite was in use.  The second washout was definitely the most hazardous and if you slip on the loose soil, it will be a bad day. ÂÂ, Red Reef from Sisar rd to White Ledge Campground. Read More. Ladybug Camp is 2.3 miles northeast from the ridge and is shaded by big cone Douglas-firs. Thank you for taking the time to visit Hike Los Padres. Some technical terrain and limited alternate lines. The upper section (above the campground) is really fast, flowing, and relatively steep with four to five switchbacks. It's not super technical but if you are planning on going fast just watch out for some loose rocks and some step type little drops which are actually really fun to fly off of. 24.7 km Thanks to all that attended! A trail connecting Sisar Canyon Road to the Sespe River Trail. Continue east for 2.4 miles to where the old road ends beyond its junction with Last Chance Trail (21W09), northwest of Hines Peak. Respect private property and speed limits. Steep. trk001 Lower Red Reef Trail Lower Red Reef Trail DeLorme Topo USA® 8.0 1596.004028 2012-04-22T21:47:40Z 3d 1595.584961 2012-04-22T21:47:58Z 3d 1589.625732 2012-04-22T21:49:03Z 3d 1590.317261 2012-04-22T21:49:54Z 3d 1596.729980 2012-04-22T21:50:13Z 3d 1597.272949 2012-04-22T21:50:26Z 3d 1596.853027 2012-04-22T21:50:57Z 3d 1594.967041 2012-04-22T21:51:15Z 3d … Ladybug Spring is about 600 feet south (uphill) from the camp and has year-round water. WHAT: Three-day, nine-mile backpack or 15-mile day hike along the Red Reef Trail. Red Reef hiking trail in Ojai, California. A massive fallen oak right at the Sespe Wilderness gate on the ridge road. Wheeler Gorge This 1-mile loop explores the forest around this 70-site Campground. Spam? Go up Sisar Road, narrow road adjacent to Summit School. Hiking west (left) takes you to Piedra Blanca Trailhead after 9 miles. Topatopa Bluff Trail is a 18.1 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Ojai, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. 16.2 km  Ended up hiking back to Ladybug. Description Red Reef Trail is best described in two parts: upper and lower. Of these trails, Red Reef Trail is unique in that in addition to offering some great views and scenery provides an opportunity to connect over to Willett Hot Springs as part of a backpacking trip. White Ledge Camp water flowing very well. Hike one mile up Sisar Road to locked gate. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Something else? Ride Name: Ojai: Red Reef & Horn Trail Chunkfest When: Saturday 4/ 6 /19 Time: 9:30 Roll Time Where: Trailhead of Horn Trail Ride Description or Details: Parking at the bottom of Horn Trail and front loading the climb to Summit Elementary School to climb Sisar up to Red Reef, drop Red Reef back to Sisar and climb up to drop Horn back to the vehicle. Some wash outs as well. Get updates on conditions, surveys and more... Los Padres Forest Association - 01-19-2020, https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/sangabrielmnts/sisar-canyon-t8302.html, Hiking and Backpacking Santa Barbara & Ventura. 2,070' Up 2,230' Down 1,330' Down )  The group noticeable climb in the temperature around noon.  Group did an great Explore more in our professional, high quality trail guides and outdoor reviews. A little snow lingering. USPS suggests the address below Suggested address here (If you stay on the road, you will reach Nordhoff Ridge after 4.5 miles). (If you stay on the road, you will reach Nordhoff Ridge after 4.5 miles). There has been active maintenance on Red Reef Trail in January/February 2010. Views are amazing. This website was developed for adventurists, explorers and enthusiasts of both the Northern and Southern portions of the Los Padres National Forests. Red Reef Trail - Los Padres National Forest Trail Distance 13.24 Miles Park along north side of Highway 150 adjacent to Summit School. Taking other people's content (text, photos, etc) without permission is a copyright violation and Hike one mile up Sisar Road to locked gate. 405.3 m Down, 15.4 mi A short side trip from where the trail tops out on Nordoff Ridge will take you to the Topa Topa Bluffs.  Up to this point there was almost no poison oak except for a very different looking strain that overgrew the trail in one particular spot. • ... Sisar Canyon - Red Reef … On my hike 8 years ago I hiked down this trail, past Lady Bug Camp and eventually camped out on a second night at Day 223: Willet Hot Springs. • Tour around Ojai valley via mountain ridge roads and trails. Easy to moderate hike. Rode both the loop (up Sisar to top & across ridge & down Red Reef Trail) and the up & back (up Sisar, up Red Reef and back down) a couple times over the last month. Trail. 14.2 km The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round. Dan McCaslin. This is the Topa Topa Bluff Trail. (note the topa topa access trail is a mess though)ÂÂ, Our goal was to scout the Red Reef trail from the Sespe to Horsethief.  We did not make it that far as we spent a lot of time removing trees laying across the trail.  The scouting trip ended at location point 3 on the map where the trail became heavily brushed.  This is about 1/2 mile past the tunnel rock.   At this point the trail did not match the map we had on the GPS.  The GPS map showed the trail switchbacking up the hill starting at the crib wall.  The trail being used stays low and travels through brush.   This part of the trail needs to be cleared.  We are not sure how far this brushy area goes but it would be a good starting point to do the next trail project. ÂÂ, Scouting trip part of the Sespe MLK working vacation. • 4,334 m blue singletrack trail. Follow this (seemingly endless) trail until you top out on Nordoff Ridge. Four days and three nights, from Lions Camp to Ladybug camp and then out towards Ojai. Create Recommended Route or Reports are that all trees have been cleared except for one large fallen pine just outside of Ladybug Camp. There are also a number of downed trees, about 4-5 which required me to get down on hands and knees and crawl under. Parking at Highway 150 is suggested. There is a single track trail to the right, Red Reef Trail, which I took. The trail is about 2.5 miles to the fireroad on the ridge, 1.5 mile up the trail is White Ledge Camp. This is about an injury or accident There are numerous spots where you must walk through thick, wall-like bushes to continue along this narrow trail. 1,319' Up Up Sisar canyon, went as far as junction with Santa Paula canyon trail (Last Chance Trail). 679.12 m Up Hiking information for Sisar Canyon - Red Reef Trail, Monterey and Big Spur, CA, Los Padres National Forest - photos, maps, directions and more.   If there hadn't been we'd have been pretty dehydrated trying to make it back to Ladybug. Sulphur Mountain Road (dirt - west) to Hwy 150; Hwy 150 to Sisar; Sisar to Red Reef; RR to Nordhoff Ridge; Nordhoff Ridge to Topa Topa; return Nordhoff Ridge to Pratt Trail; Pratt Trail to Signal Rd via Stewart Tr; Signal Rd to bikepath; bikepath to Sulphur Mtn Rd (west). • The trail is choked with poison oak and ticks seem to be everywhere. Trail Update Sisar Canyon Road / Red Reef Trl-Road & trail in good condition. Free trail maps, driving directions, regulations, fees and camping information for Nordhoff Ridge Road in California. Photos are screenshots of a video taken while approaching bushes fully covering the trail.ÂÂ. Ojai Ranger District (office temporarily closed - but phones are being answered Mon-Fri 8-430) 1190 E. Ojai Ave. Ojai, CA 93023 Phone: (805) 448-4710. View from the Red Reef Trail Woodland poppy, Red Reef Trail Sisar Canyon to White Ledge Camp. Did not see a sole after the first couple of miles from the trailhead. 2,070' Down • Turn right (east) and go .6 miles to the Sespe Wilderness boundary at the steel pipe barrier. There is water at the beginning and at the end but not for most of the middle. • 631.02 m Up to the poor condition of the road! It's all singletrack and is one of those trails that is as fast as you want to make it. • This confused me because according to the map, the Last Chance Trail is another mile and a half up the dirt road, which becomes the Red Reef Trail. Near Ojai, California. An Adventure Projects staff member will review this and take an appropriate action, but we generally don't reply. As you climb higher, the trail gets better and better, thanks to recent trail work.ÂÂ. Hike another 3.3 miles until the Red Reef Trail leaves the road at a switchback. You gain about 900 feet elevation in .8 of a mile to reach the Top. 461.44 m Down. Red Reef Trail - (04-2011) Four days and three nights, from Lions Camp to Ladybug camp and then out towards Ojai. very overgrown with poison oak and many down trees from lady bug to sespe river. There is water at the camp.  Walk beyond the sites to find the stream and definitely bring a filter. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas. 1,514' Up Backpacked Jan 8-11. Red Reef Trail is best described in two parts: upper and lower. Several gallons/min. Trail in great shape.  Trail was easily seen and passable until about a mile out from Harris Tunnel. I sat down and ate lunch. 20.9 km We went from Sespe Creek to the top, with a night at Lady Bug (where there was water flowing).  From Sespe Creek to Lady Bug, there were 8 large blowdows across the trail, several small ones and a small rockslide.  All were passable for hikers, but some will not be for stock.  From Harris Tunnel to about a 100 yards past the crossing of Timber Creek, many brushy areas on the trail.  From Lady Bug to the top, there were 4 large blowdowns across the trail, all passable for hikers, but some not by stock. above the camp working our way back to the lower trailhead.  There was a Had to get on all 4 to pass it. trail to White Ledge Camp.  (That was the toughest part of the day due Sisar Canyon - Red Reef Trail Mountain biking trail in Camp Bartlett, California (United States). 390.17 m Down, 3.9 mi Otherwise trial in great condition.  There are a few down trees along the way. DIFFICULTY: Moderate to strenuous ascent of more than 2,200 feet. The coolest part was bumping into a little burrowing owl in the twilight on my way out. Rock slide across the trail I took a trail breaking right of the main trail and out to serene White Ledge Camp. Horn Canyon Trail This 2.9-mile hike in Ojai goes up a canyon in the frontcountry of the Topatopa Mountains and ventures off trail along the soothing waters of Thacher Creek. Trail Number: 21W08 . Land Manager: USFS - Los Padres National Forest Office, 10.0 mi The climb to the top of Red Reef Trail is about 10 -11 miles from the bottom gate (see picture). Shaddus Maximus/Los Padres Forest Association, Coming up from the Sespe drainage, the first couple of miles on the Red Reef are the most challenging. Some poodle dog on that trail as well. Most of this overgrowth is going towards and right up to White Ledge Campground, as well as while leaving the campground/creek area to go towards Nordhoff Ridge. Uneven terrain with small rocks or roots. 2,228' Up Take Sisar Road about 3.5 miles to get to a shot-up sign that marks the trailhead to Red Reef Trail, about 1/2 mile above the second gate. 1,280' Down This is a great ride if you like to start your rides with a climb and end it with a long fast descent. Follow the trail for one mile to White Ledge Camp which offers three streamside sites set in a thick stand of laurel trees beside a year-round stream. This section of the trail is an old roadbed, broad and mostly smooth and ("Check yourself before you wreck yourself" folks.) 1,514' Down Two continued to the top of Topa Topa, but the 84 degree weather and … It could use a little brushing and some tread work in spots but by Los Padres standards it very usable. Continuing east (right) you’ll reach Willett Camp after 1.3 miles and Sespe Hot Springs after 6.7 miles. Just keep a watchful eye for snakes in these areas as it’s hard to see the ground, and an area they would be especially likely to hang around. HIked from trailhead atop Topa Topa down through Ladybug and attempted to make it to Willet hotsprings. Hike one mile up Sisar Road to Forest Service locked gate. This trail will be very hot during summer so be prepared. To clarify, this is the Red Reef Trail - Ojai side.  Currently there are about 10 dedicated parking spaces near the first gate ~ there are three gates total.  If using the trail on weekends get there early or park on Highway 150 and walk up.  The trail has a lot of grass covering the tread in places and overall is in need of major brushing.  There is flowing water at White Ledge Camp.  Passable to stock - must duck in places. Trail tread is in great shape from the Sespe all the way up to the ridge. It was deserted. The hike along Sisar Canyon Road and Red Reef Trail, east of Ojai, connects to the top of Nordhoff Ridge. Report for section from Sisar Rd to Nordhoff Rd, From Sisar to topa topa ridge. Stay right on the fire road and then you'll see a trail marker again on the right leading to the summit. Respect private property.  But two miles out it became extremely thick and completely unavoidable. Headed up to Topatopa Bluff. 630.96 m Down, 17.1 mi Other times you are walking through dead brush that leans into the trail, but is easily passable.  The worst is just above the timber creek crossing and just above Lady Bug Camp. 461.46 m Up DIRECTIONS: 101 South to Highway 33 to Ojai, then Highway 150 toward Upper Ojai Valley and left on Sisar Canyon Road. Having said all of that, however, the tread is very easy to follow, even through this lower section that largely follows the creek bed. Being a jerk / offensive? Trail, Road, Campground and OHV Information. 204.18 m Up  Lots of water available along the trail right now! Trail was often wet but never sloppy; since it's mostly forest roads, it's extremely clear and easy to follow. Hike another 3.3 miles until the Red Reef Trail leaves the road at a switchback. • (If you stay on the road, you will reach Nordhoff Ridge after 4.5 miles). Overview This is a great ride if you like to start your rides with a climb and end it with a long fast descent. Seven of us made the 12.4 mile round trip trek up Sisar Canyon to the Nordoff Ridge Road. Please explain. You start the climb following the creek, with a couple … Very overgrown with poison oak after thomas fire from lady bug to sespe, From Hines Pk (Topa Topa ridge) intersection descending to Sespe - Trail in very good structural shape overall, but about 60% of the 6 mi stretch is overgrown.  Still easily navigated and passable, but probably a mile of so in the creek sections (by Lady Bug and lower drainages) have unavoidable poison oak patches overgrowing the trail.  Ridge and ridge side sections a bit more open but thorny and slow going.  Recommend long pants and sleeves until trail is cleared (hopefully that will happen again one of these years). Hike another 2.1 miles  until the Red Reef Trail leaves the road at a switchback. Upper Red Reef is made of soft dirt, about four to five feet wide with some portions that are overgrown. Lots poodle dog bush up above White Ledge camp but avoidable. 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