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

   
  Hiking trails are nice and plentiful in California, and Marble Peak Trail is one of them, and it's in Monterey County. A long drive separates Salinas from Marble Peak Trail, but if you're looking for a glorious place to go backcountry backpacking, this is a glorious choice. When you're here in California backpacking along one of its backcountry trails is a brilliant way to spend some time. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. This is a vicinity covered with lots of backpacking trails. The backcountry trail stays
    roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backcountry trail. This wilderness trail is a very short wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a magnificent backpacking trail
for the average person looking for a magnificent adventure. The annual precipitation here at Marble Peak Trail is about average; most of the rain falls through January while July is commonly the driest month. Backcountry backpacking here in the Santa Lucia Range is the best way to enjoy these highlands. This hiking trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. Marble Peak Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,188 feet which is about average. With its 3.2 miles of walking distance it's  
a short backcountry trail. With so many outdoors pastimes available in California you'll never get bored. Each one of the many backcountry trails of California has its own unique splendor. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and Marble Peak Trail in Monterey County, California is a glorious place for getting out. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Sometimes this trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Marble Peak Trail. For the period of the moonlight hours it's generally in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 50's, and night lows at Marble Peak Trail all through the wintertime generally dip into the 40's. Even though this is not a very long trail it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen.

Briefly about the general area:
You'll need more than a day to discover everything Marble Peak Trail has to offer, you can camp at Rocky Creek Campground; if you're here you will meet lots of folks from nearby Salinas.
This place, the Santa Lucia Range, has so much outdoors amusing things. Marble Peak Trail is a great place to camp, Tassajara Creek Campground is a great place; if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Tassajara Creek. A pleasant location for whitewater paddling close to Marble Peak Trail is Arroyo Seco River, and why not take a little trip to Willow Creek while you're here.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 36.1805, Longitude -121.6205
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.1738, Longitude -121.6293
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 1188 feet


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 Trails Near Marble Peak Trail:
Horse Pasture Trail, Monterey County , 1 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1737 feet elevation difference
Hot Springs Trail, Monterey County , 2 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1545 feet elevation difference
Summit Trail, Monterey County , 5 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 1522 feet elevation difference
South Fork Trail, Monterey County , 6 miles away,  7.8 hiking miles, 1563 feet elevation difference
North Coast Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 6 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 1385 feet elevation difference
Church Creek Trail, Monterey County , 7 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 1279 feet elevation difference
Arroyo Seco Trail, Monterey County , 7 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 2631 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Marble Peak Trail:
Tassajara Creek Campground, Monterey County, 0 miles away
Rocky Creek Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away
Hanging Valley Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away
Pelon Campground, Monterey County, 5 miles away
Lower Piney Creek Campground, Monterey County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Marble Peak Trail:
Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County County , 3 miles away, Class IV(V) - 3 miles long (Willowcreek Bridge to Arroyo Seco Picnic Area)
 National Parks Near Marble Peak Trail:
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA , 40 miles away
 Hotels Near Marble Peak Trail:
Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur , 8 miles away
Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad , 18 miles away
Blue Sky Lodge, Carmel Valley , 20 miles away
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley , 22 miles away
Salinas-Days Inn Monterey, California, Salinas , 26 miles away

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