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| | Coyote Ridge Trail is located a quite lengthy journey from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, but when you hike it you're always having a good time. If you are in California during trekking season you have to go trekking. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry backpacking, it is always an exciting thing to do. There are hiking and backpacking trails all over California, and one of those is Coyote Ridge Trail in San Mateo County. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Coyote Ridge Trail in San Mateo County, California is a really good location |
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to spend some time. This is an area covered with lots of backcountry trails. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Coyote Ridge Trail stays roughly within the same elevation
| | zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. High temperatures at Coyote Ridge Trail through the days of summer are in the 60's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Coyote Ridge Trail are in the 40's. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 2 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Coyote Ridge Trail is a two ended backpacking trail | |
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with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. Backcountry trekking here in the Santa Cruz Mountains is a very great way to see these hills. Coyote Ridge Trail is a very short backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles
which makes it a great backcountry trail for the average person looking for a great adventure. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. A common amount of rainfall falls here at Coyote Ridge Trail; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain,
and July meanwhile is the driest month. Being 2.4 miles long it's shorter than many backpacking trails. There are numerous hiking and backpacking trails in California, and each one is well worth a backcountry hike. This backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 549
feet which is lower than average. Even though this is not a very long trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens.
Briefly about the general area:
There are some magnificent whitewater spots on Pescadero Creek, and you can stay
the night at Wastahi Campground.
Looking for some flowing water? Try Fall Creek; you'll meet a lot of folks from Santa Cruz-Watsonville here. There's no way anyone can get bored here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Getting to Peters Creek from Coyote Ridge Trail is easy. There's
so much to do here at Coyote Ridge Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Huckleberry Campground is a brilliant location for that.
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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
Pescadero Creek Inn, Pescadero
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10 miles away
Located on the California coast one hour south of San Francisco at the edge of the historic town of Pescadero, the Pescadero Creek Inn is a 100 year-old farmhouse with three guest rooms in the main ho...
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National at Oak Creek Palo Alto, Palo Alto
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10 miles away
Oak Creek is surrounded by 27 acres of beautiful oaks. Oak Creek offers many recreational options to enjoy such as lighted tennis courts-swimming pools-aerobic classes-media center / theater and mini ...
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User input for Coyote Ridge Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California, the metro area neareast to Coyote Ridge Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Coyote Ridge Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California
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| | 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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Pescadero Creek Inn, Pescadero
, 10 miles away |
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National at Oak Creek Palo Alto, Palo Alto
, 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 University Area, Palo Alto
, 11 miles away |
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Palo Alto Silicon Valley Travelodge, Palo Alto
, 11 miles away |
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