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| | When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its great outdoors hiking trails is so much fun. Every single California great outdoors hiking trail is worth backcountry hiking. California has plenty of good great outdoors hiking trails; one of those is High Peaks Trail in San Benito County. High Peaks Trail is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Sometimes this 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. This great outdoors trail goes through |
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some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. As long as you like the fresh air you will like California. High Peaks Trail is pretty dehydrated typically; all through January this region
| | sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and High Peaks Trail in San Benito County, California is a really brilliant place to spend some time. This is one of a very small number of backpacking and hiking trails in this area. High Peaks Trail has two trailheads, so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. High Peaks Trail is positioned a pretty lengthy trip from Salinas, but hiking it is always enjoyable. This backcountry | |
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trail is a normal length backcountry trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a perfect backpacking and hiking trail for experienced walkers in delightful shape. The time needed for this walk is roughly 7 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and
you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. High Peaks Trail is 7.6 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. High Peaks Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,535 feet which is an average number. High temperatures
at High Peaks Trail all through the summertime are in the 90's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 50's. Throughout the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 60's while the cold winter nights at High Peaks Trail are in the 30's.
Briefly about the general
area:
Stay the night at Chalone Annex Campground, and Moses Spring is a beautiful place to explore while you're at High Peaks Trail. High Peaks Trail is a wonderful spot to camp, Chaparral Campground is a wonderful spot, and Bear Gulch Dam is an interesting thing to check out.
Bear Gulch is next to High Peaks Trail and is a good place, and a short journey to Oak Tree Spring is always worthwhile. And that's not all you can do here at High Peaks Trail. North Fork Chalone Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth checking out. If you haven’t
been to Pinnacles National Monument, you ought to schedule some time for it while you're here, and some nearby water includes West Fork Chalone Creek.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 36.4772, Longitude -121.1847
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.4814, Longitude -121.1809
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1535 feet
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User input for High Peaks Trail, San Benito County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Salinas, California
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Current weather conditions at High Peaks Trail, San Benito County, California
Local climate location: PINNACLES NATL MON 12 miles away
     
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| These outdoors activities are available near High Peaks Trail. |
| | Trails Near High Peaks Trail:
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Tunnel Trail, San Benito
County
, 0 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1385 feet elevation difference |
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Balconies Trail, San Benito
County
, 1 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 316 feet elevation difference |
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Chalone Peak Trail, Monterey
County
, 1 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 1720 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near High Peaks Trail:
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Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad
, 9 miles away |
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King City Days Inn, King City
, 16 miles away |
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Courtesy Inn, King City
, 16 miles away |
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Keefers Inn, King City
, 16 miles away |
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Best Western San Benito Inn, Hollister
, 26 miles away |
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