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he trails in this table are for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Mountain biking is not permitted in wilderness areas. The first column is the trail name, trail number, and elevation. The second column is length in miles. The third column is information about the trail.
| Name | Miles | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Canyon | 2.8 | Tassajara Road to “Bear Trap” |
| Arroyo Seco E10 |
4.9 | Santa Lucia Memorial Park |
| Big Sur 3E07 |
9.1 | Cold Springs Camp to Pine Ridge Trail |
| Big Pines 1E02 |
9.2 | Los Padres Dam to Pat Springs Camp |
| Black Cone 3E14 |
9.2 | Not recommended |
| Buckeye 5E09 |
9.1 | Salmon Creek to Alder Creek Camp |
| Carmel River 3E03 |
15.5 | Los Padres Dam to Pine Ridge Trail |
| Carrizo 3E10 |
5.3 | Old historic trailhead on Milpitas Road |
| Church Creek 3E05 |
6.6 | Tassajara Road to Church Creek Divide |
| Cone Peak Lookout 4E12 |
3.5 | Cone Peak Road to lookout at elevation of 5155 feet |
| Cruickshank 5E10 |
4.5 | Highway 1 to South Coast Ridge Road |
| Danish Creek 2E10 |
3.0 | Los Padres Dam to Danish Creek Camp |
| De Angulo 2E07 |
3.5 | Highway 1 to Coast Ridge trail |
| Gamboa-Stone Ridge 4E11 |
11.8 | Coast Ridge Trail to Vincente Flat |
| Girard 4E17 |
2.3 | Cone Peak Road to Vincente Flat |
| Hennickson’s Ridge 3E04 |
8 | Chew’s Ridge to Miller Canyon |
| Horse Pasture 4E05 |
5.9 | Marble Peak Trail to Tassajara Road |
| Jackson Camp 2E08 |
1.5 | Pico Blanco BSA to Little Sur River |
| Junipero Serra Peak 6E01 |
6 | Santa Lucia Trail |
| Kirk Creek 4E17 |
5.1 | (Vincente Flat Trail) Highway 1 to Vincente Flat |
| Little Sur 1E03 |
18.3 | Old Coast Road to Bottcher’s Gap |
| Little Sur Camp 2E09 |
0.3 | Bottcher’s Gap to Little Sur River |
| Los Padres Dam-Big Pines 1E02 |
9.2 | (via Blue Rock Ridge Trail) |
| Lost Valley Trail | ||
| Marble Peak 4E07 |
13.3 | Arroyo Seco River to Coast Ridge Road |
| Mill Creek Trail 5E19 |
3.5 | Nacimiento Road to Mill Creek |
| Miller Canyon 3E04 |
14.3 | China Camp to Los Padres Dam |
| Mount Manuel 2E06 |
12 | Little Sur Trail to Big Sur State Park |
| North Coast Ridge 3E10 |
30.6 | Cone Peak Roadhead to Highway 1, at Ventana Inn |
| Pine Ridge A 3E06.2 |
23 | China Camp to Big Sur River Due to winter storm activity you may encounter downed trees along the trail. |
| Pine Ridge B 3E06.1 |
23 | Big Sur River to China Camp Due to winter storm activity you may encounter downed trees along the trail. |
| Pine Valley 1E02 |
5.3 | China Camp to Pine Valley |
| Prewitt Loop 5E06 |
12.8 | Pacific Valley Station to Highway 1 |
| Puerto Suelo 3E08 |
2.7 | Hiding Camp to Ventana Double Cone Trail |
| Rattlesnake Creek 2E11 |
3.0 | Danish Camp to Little Pines |
| Rocky Creek 4E04 |
3.0 | Arroyo Seco Station |
| Salmon Creek 6E11 |
5.1 | Highway 1 to South Coast Ridge Road |
| San Antonio 5E04 |
5.1 | Cone Peak to San Antonio Camp |
| South Fork 3E09 |
5.1 | Strawberry Valley to Rainbow Camp |
| Spruce Creek 6E10 |
5.1 | Salmon Creek Trail to San Carpoforo Camp |
| Santa Lucia 6E01 |
15 | Junipero Serra Peak Trail/Indians to Arroyo Seco |
| Skinner Ridge 1E04 |
6.2 | Bottchers Gap to Ventana Double Cone Trail; Pat Springs |
| Terrace Creek 3E22 |
10.5 | Highway 1 to Big Sur Station |
| Tin House 2E04 |
8.3 | 2E05 unmaintained. Mt. Manuel trail to Tin House |
| Turner Creek 1E02 |
4 | Bottchers Gap to Turner Creek Camp |
| Ventana Double Cone 2E02 |
14.5 | Skinner Ridge Trail to Ventana Double Cone |
| Vincente Flat 4E17 |
2.3 | Girard Trail/Cone Peak Road to Vincente Flat Camp |
| Willow Creek 5E08 |
2.1 | Willow Creek Road |
