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| | Here in California trekking is always an exciting thing to do. It's a long trip from Salinas to Buzzards Roost Trail, but it sure is a a great backpacking trail. No chance of getting bored in California if you like the great outdoors. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding region. With its 3 miles of walking distance it's a short hiking and backpacking trail. Buzzards Roost Trail is mostly a reasonably dried up place; January is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month is July. Hiking trails are magnificent and plentiful |
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in California, and Buzzards Roost Trail in Monterey County is one of them. Buzzards Roost Trail is a very short trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backcountry hiking trail tremendous for the average backcountry walker looking for a cool adventure. Trails
| | like this one here in the Santa Lucia Range are a really nice way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking and backpacking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking and backpacking trail. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Can’t wait to get out in the fresh air, if you happen to be in Monterey County of California, Buzzards Roost Trail is a great local backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. High temperatures at Buzzards Roost Trail | |
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during the months of summer are in the 70's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 50's, and nighttime lows during the winter for Buzzards Roost Trail tend to be in the 40's. This is a two-ended great outdoors trail
with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can walk it just one way. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This trail is not that long but you should still bring some
emergency supplies just in case something happens. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in California; each one of them is well worth a trek. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 864 feet which is a lower than average number. The time needed
for this hike is roughly 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area:
People from Salinas love to come to Buzzards Roost Trail, and if you want to hit the beach, Wreck Beach is around
here. At this river you will never have a bad time. There's so much to do here at Buzzards Roost Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Sawmill Flat Campground is a pleasant site for that.
There's no way someone can get bored here in the Santa Lucia Range. Don't forget
to take a good little tour to Pfeffer-Redwood Creek, and drift down the rapids of Little Sur River in a kayak. Yep, outdoors amusing stuff truly is abundant here in the Santa Lucia Range. Pfeiffer Beach is close to Buzzards Roost Trail if you're in a beach type of mood, and get
dripping wet paddling on Big Sur River. This river is so good. It's a good idea to pop by Juan Hiquera Creek, it's near Buzzards Roost Trail; Pfeiffer Point is in the neighborhood and always great to stop by.
That right there is loads already, but it keeps on going; Buzzards
Roost Trail has it all. Pfeiffer Gulch is a glorious place to spend some time at, and Pfeiffer Falls is always fun to check out. Liewald Flat is right here at Buzzards Roost Trail; Buzzards Roost Trail is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, P B S S P South Campground is a wonderful local campground.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 36.2529, Longitude -121.7892
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.2578, Longitude -121.8046
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 864 feet
User input for Buzzards Roost Trail, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, California:
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| These outdoors activities are available near Buzzards Roost Trail. |
| | Trails Near Buzzards Roost Trail:
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Oak Grove Trail, Monterey
County
, 1 miles away, 0.6 hiking miles, 204 feet elevation difference |
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Manuel Peak Trail, Monterey
County
, 2 miles away, 10.8 hiking miles, 3534 feet elevation difference |
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Big Sur Trail, Monterey
County
, 9 miles away, 15.2 hiking miles, 1949 feet elevation difference |
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San Clemente Trail, Monterey
County
, 9 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 714 feet elevation difference |
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Rattlesnake Creek Trail, Monterey
County
, 10 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 1350 feet elevation difference |
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Pine Ridge Trail, Monterey
County
, 11 miles away, 20.1 hiking miles, 4802 feet elevation difference |
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Carmel River Trail, Monterey
County
, 11 miles away, 29.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Buzzards Roost Trail:
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Big Sur River, Monterey County
County
, 0 miles away, Class II+ - 4 miles long (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels) |
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Little Sur River, Monterey County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Pico Blanco BSouth Carolina to Highway 1) |
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| | Hotels Near Buzzards Roost Trail:
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Big Sur Lodge, Big Sur
, 0 miles away |
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Ventana Inn and Spa, Big Sur
, 1 miles away |
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Ventana Inn And Spa, Big Sur
, 1 miles away |
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Deetjen's Big Sur. Inn, Big Sur
, 8 miles away |
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Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur
, 8 miles away |
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13 miles away
