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| | We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and Summit Trail in San Mateo County, California is such a perfect site. When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its trails is something that is always fun to do. While visiting this area in California it's a good idea to go backcountry hiking too. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Summit Trail, and the night is fairly colder of course, ordinarily in the 50's. Highs throughout the winter are ordinarily in the 50's, and throughout the dark hours in the winter at Summit Trail |
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temperatures fall to the 30's. Summit Trail is a very short great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a nice hiking and backpacking trail for the average person looking for a nice adventure. Sometimes this backpacking and hiking trail gets really
| | dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Backpacking trails like this one here in the Santa Cruz Mountains are a good way to explore these highlands. Summit Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out trek. Summit Trail gets a normal amount of annual rain; the month with most of the rain is January, and July meanwhile is the driest month. The total elevation difference for Summit Trail is 506 feet which is a lower than average number. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 2.5 | |
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hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Each trail in California has its own character. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There's not much difference in elevation along the great
outdoors trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. With its 3 miles of walking distance it's shorter than many great outdoors trails. There are so many hiking and backpacking trails in this area. Summit Trail is a backpacking and
hiking trail quite far from Santa Cruz-Watsonville, but backcountry backpacking along this backpacking and hiking trail is very enjoyable. Summit Trail is not that long but it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. California has plenty
of pleasant trails; one of those is Summit Trail in San Mateo County.
Briefly about the general area:
Evans Creek is a great location to take a look at, and Summit Trail is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Wastahi Campground is a nice local campground. Visit
Iverson Creek while you're here at Summit Trail, and you'll meet a lot of people from Santa Cruz-Watsonville here.
You just can't picture the amount of outdoors amusing stuff the Santa Cruz Mountains has to offer. You can run the rapids of Pescadero Creek close to Summit Trail; a good spot to camp here at Summit Trail is Huckleberry Campground.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 37.2519, Longitude -122.2159
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 506 feet
Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park
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9 miles away
Nestled amid 16 pristine acres, Rosewood Sand Hill melds the relaxed style and beauty of California Craftsman architecture with fragrant gardens and stunning views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Far mor...
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Pescadero Creek Inn, Pescadero
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10 miles away
Located on the California coast one hour south of San Francisco at the edge of the historic town of Pescadero, the Pescadero Creek Inn is a 100 year-old farmhouse with three guest rooms in the main ho...
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User input for Summit Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California, the metro area neareast to Summit Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Summit Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Summit Trail. |
| | Trails Near Summit Trail:
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Sequoia Nature Trail, San Mateo
County
, 1 miles away, .4 hiking miles, 32 feet elevation difference |
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Coyote Ridge Trail, San Mateo
County
, 1 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 549 feet elevation difference |
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Butano Ridge Loop Trail, San Mateo
County
, 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 1656 feet elevation difference |
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Trappers Trail, San Mateo
County
, 6 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1148 feet elevation difference |
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Ano Nuevo Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1082 feet elevation difference |
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Alambique Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 818 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Summit Trail:
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Pescadero Creek, San Mateo County
County
, 3 miles away, Class II - 9 miles long (Portola State Park to Memorial County Park) |
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| | National Parks Near Summit Trail:
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Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA
, 26 miles away |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA
, 34 miles away |
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Presidio National Park, San Francisco - CA
, 34 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Summit Trail:
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Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park
, 9 miles away |
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Pescadero Creek Inn, Pescadero
, 10 miles away |
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Stanford Terrace Inn, Palo Alto
, 10 miles away |
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Crowne Plaza Hotel PALO ALTO, Palo Alto
, 10 miles away |
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Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos, Los Altos
, 10 miles away |
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| | Lakes Near Summit Trail
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Knuedler Lake, San Mateo County
, 4 miles away |
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Sempervirens Reservoir, Santa Cruz County
, 4 miles away |
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10 miles away
