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Los Padres National Forest Trail

In the Santa Lucia Range

Trail6.3 km · 3.9 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Sand Dollar Beach 1.4 mi · 2.3 kmExplore Santa Lucia Range →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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  2. F15°10°150
  3. M16°10°119
  4. A17°11°49
  5. M19°12°16
  6. J21°13°3
  7. J22°15°1
  8. A23°16°1
  9. S23°16°8
  10. O21°14°38
  11. N17°12°96
  12. D15°10°140

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

This trail in Los Padres National Forest, California, United States of America, is about 6.3 km (3.9 mi) long. It is in the Santa Lucia Range. It lies about 44 km southwest of King City.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
6.3 km · 3.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
California Coastal Commission
Mountain range
Santa Lucia Range (Southern California Coast Ranges › California Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Beach group
California beach trails › Central California beach trails
Nearest town
44 km SW of King City (Monterey County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Los Padres National Forest
Best months
Year-round
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.9369, -121.4750
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.

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Stone Ridge Trail

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Buckeye

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San Antonio Trail

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Sand Dollar Beach

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Los Padres National Forest

Prewitt Loop Trail

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Los Padres National Forest

3 South Coast

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Los Padres National Forest

Willow Creek

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Los Padres National Forest

2 Central

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Los Padres National Forest

Slick Rock

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Los Padres National Forest

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