California hiking trails - Manuel Peak Trail, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County

   
  Hiking in California is such a fine thing to do. Manuel Peak Trail is to be found a quite long trip from Salinas, but it is a perfect backpacking and hiking trail. There are plenty of hiking trails in California; each one of them is worth backcountry backpacking. This great outdoors trail has a total elevation difference of 3,534 feet, and that is higher than average. There are so many hiking and backpacking trails in this region. Manuel Peak Trail gets very little precipitation; January is the wettest month with most rain, and July is when it's the driest.
    Wilderness trails like this one here in the Santa Lucia Range are the best way to enjoy these highlands. Some parts of Manuel Peak 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 neighborhood sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. High temperatures at Manuel Peak Trail during the long summer days are in the 70's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 50's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Manuel Peak Trail descend into the 40's. The length of this wilderness hiking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes  
this hiking and backpacking trail perfect for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. When you're here in California backcountry backpacking along one of its hiking trails is always an amusing thing to do. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. Hey, time for a hike don’t you think? Manuel Peak Trail in Monterey County, California is a perfect location to go. There are so many pleasant hiking trails for backcountry backpacking in California, and one of those is Manuel Peak Trail in Monterey County. This great outdoors trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. This is a wilderness hiking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day backcountry hike, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Manuel Peak Trail is 10.8 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry walk.

Briefly about the general area:
Yeah, come up here to the Santa Lucia Range for a pleasant time. Put some time aside to spend at Pfeiffer Falls since you're here at Manuel Peak Trail; Sawmill Flat Campground is a good campground here. Nearby Bad Gulch is a great place to go if you're at Manuel Peak Trail; if you want to hit the beach, Pfeiffer Beach is in close proximity.
You can run the rapids of Little Sur River close to Manuel Peak Trail, and you should absolutely pop by wonderful Wreck Beach if you're here. Be careful coming to the Santa Lucia Range, you might not ever want to go back home again. Camping at Manuel Peak Trail is wonderful fun, Tin House Campground is a wonderful local campground, and a tour to Coyote Flat revives the spirit.
That right there is heaps already, but it goes on; Manuel Peak Trail has it all. Get your pulse rate up on the fine whitewater of Big Sur River; there are plenty of folks from Salinas here. This is a really good river. Liewald Flat is a great place; naturally Post Creek is a wonderful stream that is worth checking out. This river is a wonderful place to visit. If you're here at Manuel Peak Trail, do take a trip to Pfeiffer Point, and why not explore close by Pfeffer-Redwood Creek since you're here at Manuel Peak Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.2484, Longitude -121.7745
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Total in and out hiking length = 10.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 3534 feet


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 Trails Near Manuel Peak Trail:
Oak Grove Trail, Monterey County , 1 miles away, 0.6 hiking miles, 204 feet elevation difference
Buzzards Roost Trail, Monterey County , 2 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 864 feet elevation difference
Big Sur Trail, Monterey County , 8 miles away,  15.2 hiking miles, 1949 feet elevation difference
San Clemente Trail, Monterey County , 8 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 714 feet elevation difference
Rattlesnake Creek Trail, Monterey County , 9 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 1350 feet elevation difference
Carmel River Trail, Monterey County , 9 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
Pine Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 9 miles away, 20.1 hiking miles, 4802 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Manuel Peak Trail:
Tin House Campground, Monterey County, 1 miles away
Sawmill Flat Campground, Monterey County, 1 miles away
P B S S P South Campground, Monterey County, 2 miles away
Vado Campground, Monterey County, 2 miles away
Launtz Creek Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away
 Beaches Near Manuel Peak Trail:
Wreck Beach, Monterey County , 3 miles away
Pfeiffer Beach, Monterey County , 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Manuel Peak Trail:
Big Sur River, Monterey County County , 2 miles away, Class II+ - 4 miles long (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels)
Little Sur River, Monterey County County , 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Pico Blanco BSouth Carolina to Highway 1)
Carmel River, Monterey County County , 10 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 10 miles long (Los Padres Reservoir to Carmel Valley)
Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County County , 19 miles away, Class IV(V) - 3 miles long (Willowcreek Bridge to Arroyo Seco Picnic Area)
 National Parks Near Manuel Peak Trail:
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA , 54 miles away
 Hotels Near Manuel Peak Trail:
Big Sur Lodge, Big Sur , 2 miles away
Ventana Inn and Spa, Big Sur , 3 miles away
Ventana Inn And Spa, Big Sur , 3 miles away
Deetjen's Big Sur. Inn, Big Sur , 9 miles away
Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur , 9 miles away

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