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| | Here in California hiking is always a fun thing to do. Wilderness hiking trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and Gamboa Trail is one of them, and it's in Monterey County. Trekking in California is such an outstanding thing to do. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. With its 6.6 miles of walking distance it's an average length wilderness hiking trail. Can’t wait to get out in the outdoors, Gamboa Trail in Monterey County, California is |
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a nice choice. There are numerous great outdoors hiking trails in California, and each one has its own unique attractiveness. Gamboa Trail is a normal length trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking and backpacking trail fine for hard core backpackers
| | looking for adventure. This is one of many hiking and backpacking trails in the surrounding area. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Santa Lucia Range are a really glorious way to spend quality time in the fresh air. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,759 feet, and that is about average. This is a long hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Gamboa Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry | |
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trek. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Relatively far from Salinas you bump into Gamboa Trail, but when you spend some time hiking here you will feel like a whole new person. A normal
amount of precipitation falls here at Gamboa Trail; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain; July is when it's the driest. Some parts of this wilderness hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking trail, and that means that some parts
of the wilderness hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. At Gamboa Trail during the long summer days highs are in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the
50's while Gamboa Trail nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the 40's.
Briefly about the general area:
Visit Limekiln Creek while you're here at Gamboa Trail; lots of people from Salinas come here. Yeah, come here to Gamboa Trail for a delightful time.
Stay the night at Goat Campground.
Man, is there lots of fun stuff to do in the Santa Lucia Range. In case you don’t mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Arroyo Seco River, and why not a little side tour to West Fork Limekiln Creek. You are close
to Lopez Point since you're here at Gamboa Trail, and Gamboa Campground is a pleasant campground nearby. If you're here, you might as well explore South Fork Devils Canyon, and Arroyo Seco River is a delightful whitewater spot close by.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.0486, Longitude -121.5347
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1759 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Salinas, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Salinas, California, the metro area neareast to Gamboa Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Gamboa Trail, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, California
Local climate location: MONTEREY 16 miles away
    
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| These outdoors activities are available near Gamboa Trail. |
| | Trails Near Gamboa Trail:
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North Coast Ridge Trail, Monterey
County
, 3 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 1385 feet elevation difference |
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Girard Trail, Monterey
County
, 3 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 3407 feet elevation difference |
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Arroyo Seco Trail, Monterey
County
, 3 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 2631 feet elevation difference |
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Summit Trail, Monterey
County
, 5 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 1522 feet elevation difference |
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Marble Peak Trail, Monterey
County
, 9 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1188 feet elevation difference |
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Hot Springs Trail, Monterey
County
, 9 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1545 feet elevation difference |
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Horse Pasture Trail, Monterey
County
, 10 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1737 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Gamboa Trail:
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Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV(V) - 3 miles long (Willowcreek Bridge to Arroyo Seco Picnic Area) |
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Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III - 14.5 miles long (Arroyo Seco Picnic Area to Route G16 bridge) |
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San Antonio, Monterey County
County
, 14 miles away, Class II - 10.7 miles long (Above and down to Mission San Antonio de Padua) |
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| | Hotels Near Gamboa Trail:
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Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur
, 13 miles away |
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Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur
, 23 miles away |
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Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad
, 24 miles away |
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Quality Inn King City, King City
, 28 miles away |
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Days Inn King City, King City
, 28 miles away |
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