California hiking trails - Oak Grove Trail, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County

   
  Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Oak Grove Trail in Monterey County, California is such a great location. Oak Grove Trail is a hiking trail pretty far from Salinas, but there's splendid natural loveliness waiting for you here along it. Hiking here in California never gets boring. As long as you like the outdoors you will like California. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 1 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This backpacking and 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. This hiking and backpacking trail is a very short hiking and backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backpacking trail perfect for the
average trekker looking for a fun adventure. This is not a very long backpacking and hiking trail but it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. The hiking and backpacking trails of the Santa Lucia Range are a very great way to see these mountaintops. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. Oak Grove Trail is a location that is relatively dry ordinarily; most of the rain falls during January while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. There's not much difference  
in elevation along Oak Grove Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 204 feet, and that is lower than average. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Summertime highs at Oak Grove Trail usually tend to be in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 50's; night lows during the wintertime for Oak Grove Trail tend to be in the 40's. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. Every backcountry hiking trail in California is worth trekking. With its 1.2 miles of walking distance it's shorter than many wilderness trails. There are many tremendous backcountry hiking trails in California, and Oak Grove Trail in Monterey County is one of them.

Briefly about the general area:
If you adore the outdoors you'll adore it here in the Santa Lucia Range. While you're here at Oak Grove Trail you will meet lots of folks from close by Salinas; Post Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth taking a look at. This spot, the Santa Lucia Range, has so much outdoors amusing stuff.
And that's not all you can do here at Oak Grove Trail. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Oak Grove Trail has to offer, you can camp at P B S S P South Campground, and a short tour to Pfeiffer Falls is always worthwhile. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Big Sur River, and a great beach nearby is Wreck Beach. Stay the night at Sawmill Flat Campground, and some close by water includes Pfeffer-Redwood Creek.
A day at Pfeiffer Beach near Oak Grove Trail is time well spent; Oak Grove Trail is right next door to Pfeiffer Gulch which is without doubt worth stopping at.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 36.2527, Longitude -121.7825
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.2488, Longitude -121.774
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = .6 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: .5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = .6 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: .5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Total elevation difference: 204 feet


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 Trails Near Oak Grove Trail:
Buzzards Roost Trail, Monterey County , 1 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 864 feet elevation difference
Manuel Peak Trail, Monterey County , 1 miles away,  10.8 hiking miles, 3534 feet elevation difference
Big Sur Trail, Monterey County , 8 miles away,  15.2 hiking miles, 1949 feet elevation difference
San Clemente Trail, Monterey County , 9 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 714 feet elevation difference
Rattlesnake Creek Trail, Monterey County , 10 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 1350 feet elevation difference
Pine Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 10 miles away, 20.1 hiking miles, 4802 feet elevation difference
Carmel River Trail, Monterey County , 11 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Oak Grove Trail:
Sawmill Flat Campground, Monterey County, 0 miles away
P B S S P South Campground, Monterey County, 0 miles away
Tin House Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away
Vado Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away
Launtz Creek Campground, Monterey County, 3 miles away
 Beaches Near Oak Grove Trail:
Wreck Beach, Monterey County , 2 miles away
Pfeiffer Beach, Monterey County , 3 miles away
 Whitewater Near Oak Grove Trail:
Big Sur River, Monterey County County , 1 miles away, Class II+ - 4 miles long (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels)
 National Parks Near Oak Grove Trail:
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA , 55 miles away
 Hotels Near Oak Grove Trail:
Country Garden Inns, Carmel Valley , 13 miles away
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley , 14 miles away
Ventana Inn Big Sur, Big Sur , 14 miles away
Coachmans Inn, Carmel-By-The-Sea , 18 miles away
Carmel River Inn, Carmel-By-The-Sea , 18 miles away

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