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| | Going for a backcountry trek here in California is a glorious idea. Each backcountry hiking trail in California is stunning in its own way. Rather far from Santa Cruz-Watsonville you locate Coyote Ridge Trail, but it is one of many wonderful hiking trails in this area. Splendid backcountry hiking trails in California are in abundance, and Coyote Ridge Trail is one of them, and it's in San Mateo County. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the fresh air a bit, and Coyote Ridge Trail in San Mateo County, California is a really wonderful |
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place to spend some time. Throughout the summer highs here at Coyote Ridge Trail get into the 60's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 50's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Coyote Ridge Trail temperatures descend to
| | the 40's. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 2 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. The hiking and backpacking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. Outdoors folks generally like this part of California. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this area. Coyote Ridge Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you | |
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up at the other end. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. The total elevation difference for Coyote Ridge Trail is 549 feet, and that is lower than average. Coyote Ridge Trail is a very short hiking and backpacking trail having an average
number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail tremendous for the average backcountry walker looking for an amusing adventure. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. The
annual rainfall here at Coyote Ridge Trail is about average; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Backcountry trekking here in the Santa Cruz Mountains is a really brilliant way to spend
quality time in the outdoors. At parts of the year this neighborhood sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Being 2.4 miles long it's a shorter type hike.
Briefly about the
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Coyote Ridge Trail is a magnificent place to visit for more than one day, Huckleberry Campground is a magnificent place to camp nearby; you'll meet a lot of folks from Santa Cruz-Watsonville here.
There's no way someone can get bored here in the Santa Cruz
Mountains. Wastahi Campground is a nice local campground, and there's some flowing water nearby, Fall Creek is a stream you can go to while here. Glide down the rapids of Pescadero Creek in a kayak, and unsurprisingly Peters Creek flows through this area.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 37.2602, Longitude -122.216
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 37.2546, Longitude -122.2203
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 549 feet
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Current weather conditions at Coyote Ridge Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California
Local climate location: HALF MOON BAY 3 miles away
   
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| These outdoors activities are available near Coyote Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Coyote Ridge Trail:
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Sequoia Nature Trail, San Mateo
County
, 0 miles away, .4 hiking miles, 32 feet elevation difference |
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Summit Trail, San Mateo
County
, 1 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 506 feet elevation difference |
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Butano Ridge Loop Trail, San Mateo
County
, 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1656 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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Ano Nuevo Trail, San Mateo
County
, 8 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1082 feet elevation difference |
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Alambique Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 818 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near Coyote Ridge Trail:
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Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA
, 25 miles away |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA
, 33 miles away |
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Presidio National Park, San Francisco - CA
, 33 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Coyote Ridge Trail:
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Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park
, 9 miles away |
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Pescadero Creek Inn, Pescadero
, 10 miles away |
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Stanford Terrace Inn, Palo Alto
, 11 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Palo Alto/Stanford Area, CA, Palo Alto
, 11 miles away |
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Travelodge Palo Alto Silicon Valley, Palo Alto
, 11 miles away |
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