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California has lots of outdoors activities. Here in California trekking is so much fun. There are numerous hiking trails in California, and each one is pretty in its own way. Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the great outdoors hiking trail, North Coast Ridge Trail in Monterey County, California is such a magnificent place. These wilderness trails here in the Santa Lucia Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. With its 18 miles of walking |
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distance; it's longer than many backcountry hiking trails. Now this great outdoors hiking trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. For the period of the summer at North Coast Ridge Trail highs are usually in the 70's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures
| | sink down into the 50's. Highs during the wintertime are generally in the 50's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at North Coast Ridge Trail sink into the 40's. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This walk should take you about 3 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. A typical amount of rainfall falls here at North Coast Ridge Trail; during the month of January you get the most rain around here while July is generally the driest month. North Coast Ridge Trail is | |
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a very long wilderness trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The total elevation difference for this trail is 1,385 feet which is about average. Sometimes this great outdoors
hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Trails are nice and plentiful in California; one of them being North Coast Ridge Trail in Monterey County. North Coast Ridge Trail is
a great outdoors hiking trail rather far from Salinas, but backpacking it is delightful enjoyment any time. North Coast Ridge Trail is a two ended trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other
end. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding area. North Coast Ridge Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Gamboa Campground is always a splendid experience, and a short visit to Redwood Spring is always worthwhile. If you're here at North Coast Ridge Trail, do take a tour to Gamboa Point, and a spree to North Coast Ridge Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at
Slates Hot Springs. People from Salinas love to come to North Coast Ridge Trail.
That right there is a lot of exciting stuff already but it goes on, the Santa Lucia Range has it all. Don't forget to take a splendid little trip to Higgins Creek, and a pleasant spree to Deer
Pasture is a splendid way to spend an afternoon. Visit North Fork Big Creek while you're here at North Coast Ridge Trail, and a good site for whitewater paddling is Arroyo Seco River. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff in the Santa Lucia
Range. Get your heart beating on the magnificent whitewater of Arroyo Seco River, and since you're here at North Coast Ridge Trail it's a splendid idea to pop by Lost Valley.
If only every place had this much outdoors entertaining stuff, what a great world it would be. A great
place to visit in close proximity to North Coast Ridge Trail is South Fork Devils Canyon, and North Coast Ridge Trail is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Ojito Campground is a wonderful local campground.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 36.1304, Longitude -121.5722
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.0574, Longitude -121.494
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 18 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 18 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 1385 feet
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6 miles away
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23 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Salinas, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Salinas, California, the metro area neareast to North Coast Ridge Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near North Coast Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near North Coast Ridge Trail:
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Summit Trail, Monterey
County
, 2 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 1522 feet elevation difference |
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Arroyo Seco Trail, Monterey
County
, 3 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 2631 feet elevation difference |
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Gamboa Trail, Monterey
County
, 3 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 1759 feet elevation difference |
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Girard Trail, Monterey
County
, 5 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 3407 feet elevation difference |
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Marble Peak Trail, Monterey
County
, 6 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1188 feet elevation difference |
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Hot Springs Trail, Monterey
County
, 7 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1545 feet elevation difference |
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Horse Pasture Trail, Monterey
County
, 7 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1737 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near North Coast Ridge Trail:
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Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County
County
, 7 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
, 12 miles away, Class III - 14.5 miles long (Arroyo Seco Picnic Area to Route G16 bridge) |
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San Antonio, Monterey County
County
, 15 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
, 20 miles away, Class II+ - 4 miles long (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels) |
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Carmel River, Monterey County
County
, 22 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 10 miles long (Los Padres Reservoir to Carmel Valley) |
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| | Hotels Near North Coast Ridge Trail:
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Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur
, 6 miles away |
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Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad
, 23 miles away |
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Country Garden Inns, Carmel Valley
, 26 miles away |
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Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley
, 27 miles away |
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Quality Inn King City, King City
, 28 miles away |
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27 miles away
