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Cailfornia Mission Trail - 12 - Mission San Antonio de Padua to Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad

In Sulphur Spring Canyon

Regional route80 km · 50 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Slick Rock 9 mi · 14 kmExplore Sulphur Spring Canyon →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 15–25 °C (59–77 °F)

  1. J15°4°112
  2. F16°5°100
  3. M18°6°81
  4. A20°8°34
  5. M24°10°11
  6. J28°13°2
  7. J31°16°0
  8. A31°16°1
  9. S29°15°6
  10. O25°12°25
  11. N19°7°65
  12. D15°5°95

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Cailfornia Mission Trail - 12 - Mission San Antonio de Padua to Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad is a regional hiking route in California, United States of America, about 80 km (50 mi) in length. It lies about 25 km southwest of King City. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Oct–May.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
80 km · 50 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Valley
Sulphur Spring Canyon (GeoNames)
Nearest town
25 km SW of King City (Monterey County, California) · GeoNames
Part of
California Mission Trail (national route)
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
CMT12
From / to
Mission San Antonio de Padua → Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad
Route centre
36.1873, -121.2410
Route start
36.0153, -121.2494
OpenStreetMap
relation 20232391
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Slick Rock

9 mi · 14 km · Los Padres National Forest

4 South Coast

9 mi · 15 km · California

Willow Creek

11 mi · 18 km · Los Padres National Forest

3 South Coast

11 mi · 18 km · Los Padres National Forest

2 Central

11 mi · 18 km · Los Padres National Forest

San Antonio Trail

12 mi · 19 km · Los Padres National Forest

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