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| | California is a wonderful outdoors state. When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its backcountry hiking trails is the glorious thing to do. There are so many glorious backcountry hiking trails for backcountry hiking in California; one of them being Tunnel Trail in San Benito County. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Every backcountry hiking trail in California has its own character. Tunnel Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,385 |
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feet which is an average number. You should count on this walk taking about 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Tunnel Trail is a location that is rather dehydrated usually; the wettest month of the year is usually January,
| | that's the one that rains the most; July is the month with the least moisture. It's a lengthy journey from Salinas to Tunnel Trail, but it is a cool location to hike. This is not a very long backcountry trail but it's always wonderful to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. With its 3.6 miles of walking distance it's shorter than many great outdoors hiking trails. The great outdoors hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors | |
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hiking trail. This is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. During the summertime months at Tunnel Trail highs are frequently in the 70's. All through the moonlight hours it's usually in the 50's. All through the winter highs
are usually in the 60's with temperatures at Tunnel Trail dipping down into the 30's during winter nights. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit, and Tunnel Trail in San Benito County, California is a tremendous location for getting out. And keep in
mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. There are not too many backcountry hiking trails in this region. Tunnel Trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry hiking trail great for the average walker
looking for an amusing adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
Oak Tree Spring is an inspiring place to pop by while here, and camping at Chalone Annex Campground is always a good experience. North Fork Chalone Creek is a stream that you may come across while you're
here, and a trip to Pinnacles National Monument is recommended.
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Moses Spring, and if you came to camp Chaparral Campground is a brilliant location to do that. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this site. West Fork Chalone Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth checking out, and the scenery at Bear Gulch Dam is picturesque.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.4773, Longitude -121.1849
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Total elevation difference: 1385 feet
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User input for Tunnel Trail, San Benito County, California:
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Current weather conditions at Tunnel Trail, San Benito County, California
Local climate location: SALINAS 12 miles away
    
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Courtesy Inn, King City
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Keefers Inn, King City
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| These outdoors activities are available near Tunnel Trail. |
| | Trails Near Tunnel Trail:
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High Peaks Trail, San Benito
County
, 0 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1535 feet elevation difference |
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Balconies Trail, San Benito
County
, 1 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 316 feet elevation difference |
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Chalone Peak Trail, Monterey
County
, 1 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 1720 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Tunnel Trail:
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Valley Harvest Inn, Soledad
, 9 miles away |
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King City Days Inn, King City
, 16 miles away |
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Courtesy Inn, King City
, 16 miles away |
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Keefers Inn, King City
, 16 miles away |
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Best Western San Benito Inn, Hollister
, 26 miles away |
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