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Pine Ridge Trail

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Length
  
23 mi (37 km)

Months
  
Year Round

Trail difficulty
  
Moderate

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Location
  
Monterey County, California, USA

Trailheads
  
China Camp, near Tassajara Hot Springs Big Sur Station, USFS

Use
  
Backpacking, hiking, trail running, trail riding

Sights
  
Santa Lucia Range, Carmel River, Big Sur River

Similar
  
Ventana Wilderness, Big Sur Station, Ventana Double Cone, Camp Pico Blanco, Silver Peak Wilderness

The Pine Ridge Trail is a popular hiking route in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest, California. It can be hiked both ways, but the consensus route is China Camp to Big Sur Station since that is the downhill direction.

Contents

Map of Pine Ridge Trail, Palouse, WA 99161, USA

Trail Guide

  • China Camp (4260', 0 mi)
  • Church Creek Divide, Junction with Church Creek Trail and Carmel River Trail (3651', 3.6 mi)
  • Divide Camp (3800', 4.0 mi)
  • Junction with Black Cone Trail and Bear Basin Trail (4530', 7.3 mi)
  • Pine Ridge Camp (4100', 7.8 mi)
  • Redwood Camp (1800', 10.9 mi)
  • Sykes Camp (1080', 13.2 mi)
  • Barlow Flat Camp (900', 16.1 mi)
  • Terrace Creek Camp, junction with the Terrace Creek Trail (1350', 17.5 mi)
  • Trail to Ventana Camp, heads 1-mile (1.6 km) down to camp on the Big Sur River (1500', 18.7 mi)
  • Big Sur Station (370', 23.0 mi)

    • References

    Pine Ridge Trail Wikipedia
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