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| | If you happen to be in California, why not go trekking, it is a splendid idea. It's a lengthy drive from Salinas to Horse Pasture Trail, but it is an amusing spot to backcountry trek. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. This is one of many trails in the surrounding area. This backpacking and hiking trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough trail for advanced hikers looking for a fine challenge. Horse Pasture Trail gets a normal amount of rain; throughout the month of January you get the |
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most rain around here, and July is when it's the driest. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day trek, so it's an outstanding thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Gotta get out of the town man, and Horse Pasture Trail in Monterey County, California is just what you need.
| | Now this backpacking and hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Some parts of Horse Pasture Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Every single California backcountry trail is well worth a backcountry walk. For the duration of the months of summer | |
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here at Horse Pasture Trail, high temperatures mostly get into the 70's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 50's, and nighttime lows during the wintertime for Horse Pasture Trail tend to be in the 40's. This wilderness
trail has a total elevation difference of 1,737 feet which is an average number. Backcountry hiking here in the Santa Lucia Range is a really great way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Horse Pasture Trail is 10.6 miles long; it's longer than many wilderness trails. Horse
Pasture Trail is a two ended wilderness trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. There are so many brilliant backcountry trails for trekking in California;
Horse Pasture Trail is one of them, and it's in Monterey County.
Briefly about the general area:
All the outdoors entertaining stuff in the Santa Lucia Range will keep you coming back persistently. Stay the night at Tassajara Creek Campground, and Deer Pasture is right
here at Horse Pasture Trail. Since you're here at Horse Pasture Trail why not have a look at Strawberry Valley, and don't forget to take a magnificent little trip to Tassajara Creek.
So many fun things to do at Horse Pasture Trail, so little time. Whitewater paddling is delightful
on Arroyo Seco River, and if you're dropping by from Salinas, you won't be the only one. Yeah, come up here to the Santa Lucia Range for a tremendous time. This river is a great place to visit. Arroyo Seco River has a tremendous whitewater paddling spot close by; do pop by Willow
Creek while you're here at Horse Pasture Trail.
A fine location like Lost Valley here at Horse Pasture Trail is too splendid to miss. There's so much to do here at Horse Pasture Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rocky Creek Campground is a good location for that.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 36.2182, Longitude -121.5021
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.2474, Longitude -121.5489
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1737 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Salinas, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Horse Pasture Trail. |
| | Trails Near Horse Pasture Trail:
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Marble Peak Trail, Monterey
County
, 1 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1188 feet elevation difference |
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Hot Springs Trail, Monterey
County
, 2 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1545 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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South Fork Trail, Monterey
County
, 6 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 1563 feet elevation difference |
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Church Creek Trail, Monterey
County
, 6 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1279 feet elevation difference |
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North Coast Ridge Trail, Monterey
County
, 7 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 1385 feet elevation difference |
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Miller Canyon Trail, Monterey
County
, 8 miles away, 15.6 hiking miles, 2327 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Horse Pasture Trail:
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Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County
County
, 3 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
, 9 miles away, Class III - 14.5 miles long (Arroyo Seco Picnic Area to Route G16 bridge) |
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Carmel River, Monterey County
County
, 16 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 10 miles long (Los Padres Reservoir to Carmel Valley) |
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San Antonio, Monterey County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II - 10.7 miles long (Above and down to Mission San Antonio de Padua) |
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Big Sur River, Monterey County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II+ - 4 miles long (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels) |
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| | Hotels Near Horse Pasture Trail:
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Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur
, 9 miles away |
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Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad
, 18 miles away |
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Best Western Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad
, 18 miles away |
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Big Sur Lodge, Big Sur
, 18 miles away |
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Ventana Inn and Spa, Big Sur
, 19 miles away |
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