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| | In California you never run out of outdoors fun. California has plenty of magnificent backcountry hiking trails; one of those is Alambique Trail in San Mateo County. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry trekking, it is a magnificent idea. Through the warm months highs here at Alambique Trail reach the 70's while nighttime lows are typically in the 50's. Highs all through the wintertime are typically in the 50's; nighttime lows at Alambique Trail all through the wintertime typically dip into the 40's. Don’t forget to check for any |
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current restrictions or closures before you go. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. There's not much difference in elevation along the trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. Alambique Trail
| | is situated a quite long trip from San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, but when you spend some time trekking here you will feel like a whole new person. Alambique Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Backcountry hiking here in the Santa Cruz Mountains is a really perfect way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Being 6.4 miles long it's a mid length walk. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this region. The length of this wilderness trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes | |
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this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced walkers looking for a tremendous challenge. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 818 feet which is a lower than average number. Hitting the backcountry trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Alambique
Trail in San Mateo County, California is a fine site to go. This great outdoors hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. You should count on this hike taking about 5.5
hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Every backcountry hiking trail in California has its own character. Alambique Trail gets very little precipitation; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and July
meanwhile is the driest month.
Briefly about the general area:
Now, you may feel that's loads but there's even more fun stuff to do here at Alambique Trail. Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail is a very pleasant place to check out in the vicinity of Alambique
Trail, and you can stay the night at Trailer Villa. There's so much to do here at Alambique Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Trailer Rancho is a good location for that, and this is a popular place for people from San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.
That right there
is a load of exciting stuff already but it goes on, the Santa Cruz Mountains has it all. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Pescadero Creek, and why not go to close by Martin Creek if you're here at Alambique Trail. A fine location to take a look at near Alambique Trail is Bear
Gulch, and as expected Alambique Creek is a wonderful stream that is worth a visit. Don’t forget to explore The Meadows if you're here at Alambique Trail; Summit Spring is a scenic spot to pop by while you're at Alambique Trail.
You'll really wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 37.399, Longitude -122.293
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 818 feet
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6 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California, the metro area neareast to Alambique Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Alambique Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Alambique Trail. |
| | Trails Near Alambique Trail:
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Edgewood Trail, San Mateo
County
, 4 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 198 feet elevation difference |
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Trappers Trail, San Mateo
County
, 6 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1148 feet elevation difference |
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Coyote Ridge Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 549 feet elevation difference |
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Sequoia Nature Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, .4 hiking miles, 32 feet elevation difference |
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Butano Ridge Loop Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1656 feet elevation difference |
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Summit Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 506 feet elevation difference |
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Ano Nuevo Trail, San Mateo
County
, 12 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1082 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near Alambique Trail:
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Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA
, 17 miles away |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA
, 24 miles away |
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Presidio National Park, San Francisco - CA
, 24 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Alambique Trail:
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Americas Best Inns-Redwood City, Redwood City
, 6 miles away |
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Sequoia Inn, Redwood City
, 6 miles away |
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Best Western Inn, Redwood City
, 6 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Redwood City, Redwood City
, 6 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express REDWOOD CITY-CENTRAL, Redwood City
, 6 miles away |
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| | Marinas Near Alambique Trail
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Peninsula Marina, Redwood City
, 6 miles away |
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Docktown Marina, Redwood City
, 7 miles away |
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Peninsula Yacht Club, Redwood City
, 7 miles away |
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Port of Redwood City, Redwood City
, 7 miles away |
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Marina Food, San Mateo
, 9 miles away |
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