Emigrant Wilderness: Crabtree Trailhead to Bear Lake (2 days / 8 miles)
Crabtree Trailhead to Bear Lake is an excellent beginner backpacking route in Emigrant Wilderness. The route is only 4 miles each way and there is…
Category: California
Cone Peak Loop: Hwy 1 to Cone Peak via Vincente Camp (25 miles / 3 days)
This loop in the Ventana Wilderness is not for the faint of heart. Instead, it’s beautiful, provides a reasonable amount of solitude, and will push…
Pine Ridge Trail: China Camp to Pine Falls (2 days / 14 miles)
The Pine Ridge Trail is a great backpacking trail in the Ventana Wilderness. On this trip, we started at the eastern trailhead at China Camp…
Ohlone Wilderness Trail: Del Valle to Mission Peak (2 days / 47 km)
The Ohlone Wilderness Trail is a 29-mile backpacking trail in East Bay, near San Francisco, California. The trail name is pronounced ‘Ah-Lone-Ee’ (not Ah-Lone, which…
Los Padres National Forest: Pine Ridge Trail to Sykes Camp Hot Springs (2 days / 30 km)
Big Sur is known for its breathtaking coastlines along Highway 1, so most visitors to the area stick to the stops along the road. However,…