California hiking trails - Pine Ridge Trail, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County

   
  If you happen to be in California, why not go hiking, it is a splendid way to spend some time. Every hiking and backpacking trail in California is different from the others. California has lots of outdoors endeavors. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 6 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Pine Ridge Trail is a hiking trail of brilliant length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a wonderful hiking trail for experienced hikers in tremendous shape. This is a vicinity covered with lots
    of hiking trails. Pine Ridge Trail is pretty waterless frequently; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest of the months is July. Pine Ridge Trail is not very near Salinas at all, but hiking and backpacking trails like these are wonderful. There are
so many brilliant hiking and backpacking trails for hiking in California; one of these is Pine Ridge Trail in Monterey County. This great outdoors 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. Different parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. With its 40.2 miles  
of walking distance; it's a long backpacking and hiking trail. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Pine Ridge Trail. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 50's; during the dark hours in the wintertime at Pine Ridge Trail temperatures dip to the 40's. Hitting the hiking and backpacking trails is always a fun thing to do, and Pine Ridge Trail in Monterey County, California is nature at its best. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Pine Ridge Trail has a total elevation difference of 4,802 feet, and that is higher than average. Backcountry hiking trails like this one here in the Santa Lucia Range are a very brilliant way to see these highlands. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end.

Briefly about the general area:
A good spot close to Pine Ridge Trail is Church Creek Divide; paddling on Carmel River is so much fun. You truly must have a thing about the Santa Lucia Range. Pine Falls is an inspiring location to take a look at while you're here; get dripping wet paddling on Arroyo Seco River.
There's some flowing water nearby, Bear Basin Creek is a stream you can pop by while here; McWay Cove is rather close. Man, is there plenty of entertaining stuff to do in the Santa Lucia Range. A fine place like Bear Basin here at Pine Ridge Trail is too great to miss; don't leave Pine Ridge Trail without first paying a visit to Sulphur Spring.
Man, is there a heap of cool stuff to do near Pine Ridge Trail. Don’t forget to pop by Pine Valley while you're here at Pine Ridge Trail; you can stay the night at Logwood Campground. Big Pines is a nice local forest, and Blue Creek is in the vicinity of Pine Ridge Trail and is always a diversion to stop by. Here at Pine Ridge Trail there are plenty of people from Salinas. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Pine Ridge Trail has to offer, you can camp at Indian Valley Campground.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 36.2449, Longitude -121.7716
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.295, Longitude -121.5679
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 20.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 20.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 9 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 40.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 18.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 40.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 18.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 days

Total elevation difference: 4802 feet


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 Trails Near Pine Ridge Trail:
Church Creek Trail, Monterey County , 2 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 1279 feet elevation difference
Miller Canyon Trail, Monterey County , 3 miles away,  15.6 hiking miles, 2327 feet elevation difference
Big Sur Trail, Monterey County , 4 miles away,  15.2 hiking miles, 1949 feet elevation difference
Hennicksons Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 4 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 2356 feet elevation difference
South Fork Trail, Monterey County , 5 miles away,  7.8 hiking miles, 1563 feet elevation difference
Carmel River Trail, Monterey County , 5 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
Rattlesnake Creek Trail, Monterey County , 6 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 1350 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Pine Ridge Trail:
Logwood Campground, Monterey County, 6 miles away
Indian Valley Campground, Monterey County, 6 miles away
Rattlesnake Campground, Monterey County, 6 miles away
Upper Higgins Campground, Monterey County, 6 miles away
Pelon Campground, Monterey County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Pine Ridge Trail:
Carmel River, Monterey County County , 9 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 10 miles long (Los Padres Reservoir to Carmel Valley)
Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County County , 10 miles away, Class IV(V) - 3 miles long (Willowcreek Bridge to Arroyo Seco Picnic Area)
Big Sur River, Monterey County County , 11 miles away, Class II+ - 4 miles long (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels)
Little Sur River, Monterey County County , 15 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Pico Blanco BSouth Carolina to Highway 1)
Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County County , 16 miles away, Class III - 14.5 miles long (Arroyo Seco Picnic Area to Route G16 bridge)
 National Parks Near Pine Ridge Trail:
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA , 45 miles away
 Hotels Near Pine Ridge Trail:
Blue Sky Lodge, Carmel Valley , 13 miles away
Country Garden Inns, Carmel Valley , 13 miles away
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley , 15 miles away
Salinas-Days Inn Monterey, California, Salinas , 21 miles away
Inns Of California - Salinas, Salinas , 21 miles away
 Lakes Near Pine Ridge Trail
The Lakes, Monterey County , 11 miles away
White Rock Lake, Monterey County , 12 miles away

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