California hiking trails - Church Creek Trail, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County

   
  There are so many great hiking trails for hiking in California; one of them being Church Creek Trail in Monterey County. As long as you like the outdoors you will like California. Each hiking trail in California has something unique to offer. This trek shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Church Creek Trail is a very short hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a fine great outdoors hiking trail for the average person looking for a fine
    adventure. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Church Creek Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Church Creek Trail is a long journey away from Salinas, but backpacking
it is good joy any time. These hiking trails here in the Santa Lucia Range are the best way to enjoy these summits. All through the warm months, highs frequently are in the 70's at Church Creek Trail. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. Throughout the wintertime highs are usually in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Church Creek Trail are in the 40's. There are so many great outdoors hiking trails in this vicinity. Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the hiking and backpacking trail, Church Creek Trail in Monterey  
County, California is just the place. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 1,279 feet which is about average. Being 3.8 miles long it's shorter than many trails. Church Creek Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole trail. This is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. When you're here in California hiking along one of its hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. At Church Creek Trail you don’t see much rainfall; through the month of January you get the most rain around here, and July on the other hand is the driest. Sometimes this backpacking and hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll meet a lot of folks from Salinas here; why not camp at Indian Valley Campground while you're here at Church Creek Trail. Yep, outdoors entertaining stuff truly is plentiful here in the Santa Lucia Range. While staying at Church Creek Trail you could always explore Church Creek Divide; camping at Church Creek Trail is perfect fun, Upper Higgins Campground is a perfect local campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.2752, Longitude -121.5863
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 1279 feet


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 Trails Near Church Creek Trail:
Pine Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 2 miles away, 20.1 hiking miles, 4802 feet elevation difference
Miller Canyon Trail, Monterey County , 2 miles away,  15.6 hiking miles, 2327 feet elevation difference
South Fork Trail, Monterey County , 5 miles away,  7.8 hiking miles, 1563 feet elevation difference
Hennicksons Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 5 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 2356 feet elevation difference
Hot Springs Trail, Monterey County , 5 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1545 feet elevation difference
Big Sur Trail, Monterey County , 5 miles away,  15.2 hiking miles, 1949 feet elevation difference
Carmel River Trail, Monterey County , 6 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Church Creek Trail:
Indian Valley Campground, Monterey County, 6 miles away
Upper Higgins Campground, Monterey County, 6 miles away
Rocky Creek Campground, Monterey County, 7 miles away
Tassajara Creek Campground, Monterey County, 7 miles away
Pelon Campground, Monterey County, 7 miles away
 National Parks Near Church Creek Trail:
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA , 43 miles away
 Hotels Near Church Creek Trail:
Blue Sky Lodge, Carmel Valley , 14 miles away
Country Garden Inns, Carmel Valley , 14 miles away
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley , 16 miles away
Salinas-Days Inn Monterey, California, Salinas , 21 miles away
Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad , 21 miles away

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