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| | With so many outdoors things to do available in California you'll never get bored. There are so many delightful hiking trails for backcountry trekking in California, and Hot Springs Trail in Monterey County is one of them. When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its hiking trails is always a fun thing to do. Hot Springs Trail is located a rather long drive from Salinas, but you always have a great time when you're backcountry trekking along it. Through the summertime at Hot Springs Trail highs are mostly in the 70's. When the night |
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sets in temperatures fall down into the 50's. For the duration of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Hot Springs Trail are in the 40's. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Different parts of this backpacking and hiking
| | trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking and hiking trail. You should count on this walk taking about 4 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Hot Springs Trail is a mid-length hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a perfect trail for the average person looking | |
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for a perfect adventure. This is just one of a large number of trails in this neighborhood. This hiking 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. There is only one trailhead, so you'll
be hiking it in and back out. There are plenty of hiking trails in California; each one of them is well worth a backcountry hike. Backpacking and hiking trails like this one here in the Santa Lucia Range are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. Hot Springs Trail is a perfect
place of typical rain; January is the month that gets the most rain, and July is the month with the least moisture. Gotta get out of the settlement man, and Hot Springs Trail in Monterey County, California is a great selection. The total elevation difference for this hiking and
backpacking trail is 1,545 feet, and that is about average. With its 4.4 miles of walking distance it's an average length backpacking and hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area: This location, the Santa Lucia Range, has so much outdoors enjoyable things. You'll
need more than a day to explore everything Hot Springs Trail has to offer, you can camp at Rocky Creek Campground; do check out Church Creek since you're here at Hot Springs Trail. In case you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Arroyo
Seco River. During your tour to Hot Springs Trail you'll meet some folks from Salinas for sure, and swing by Willow Creek it's a great location to have a look at. Hot Springs Trail is a splendid place to visit for more than one day, China Camp is a splendid place to camp nearby, and Arroyo Seco River is a good whitewater spot close by.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.2318, Longitude -121.5517 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 4.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1545 feet

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| These outdoors activities are available near Hot Springs Trail. |
| | Trails Near Hot Springs Trail:
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Marble Peak Trail, Monterey
County
, 2 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1188 feet elevation difference |
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Horse Pasture Trail, Monterey
County
, 2 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1737 feet elevation difference |
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South Fork Trail, Monterey
County
, 4 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 1563 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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Church Creek Trail, Monterey
County
, 5 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1279 feet elevation difference |
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Pine Ridge Trail, Monterey
County
, 7 miles away, 20.1 hiking miles, 4802 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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| | Whitewater Near Hot Springs Trail:
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Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County
County
, 4 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
, 11 miles away, Class III - 14.5 miles long (Arroyo Seco Picnic Area to Route G16 bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Hot Springs Trail:
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Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur
, 8 miles away |
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Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad
, 19 miles away |
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Country Garden Inns, Carmel Valley
, 20 miles away |
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Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley
, 21 miles away |
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Salinas-Days Inn Monterey, California, Salinas
, 25 miles away |
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