Use Marker Groups Wolf 2002
Piru 2003
Day 2006
Zaca 2007
Gap 2008
La Brea 2009
Carmel River Trail - Los Padres National Forest
Trail Distance 13.20 Miles
A 13 mile long trail in the Ventana Wilderness that starts at the Los Padres Dam and ends at the Pine Ridge Trail (3E06).
Trail Details
- Trail #: 3E03
- Wilderness Area: Ventana
- County: Monterey County
- Ranger District: Monterey Ranger District
- Trail-head Latitude: 36.38405
- Trail-head Longitude: -121.67138
- Water Sources: Available
- Trail Condition: Kind of Good - Little to no bushwacking and easily followable
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Activities & Features: - Backpacking
- Creek
- Day Hiking
- River
- Wildlife Viewing
- Wilderness Camping
Trail Stats
- Total Elevation Gain: + 1403 feet.
- Total Elevation Loss: - 3974 feet.
- Overall Average Slope Gain: + 9 %.
- Overall Average Slope Loss: - 11 %.
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Trail Camps
Submitted Trail Reports
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Carmel River Trail Survey - 02-20-2021 - by Anonymous SurveyorLink: Carmel River Trail Date: 02-20-2021 Surveyor Name: Anonymous Surveyor Trail description: From the north: There are a couple of blazed trails to go up and over the mudslide that washed into the western side of Los Padres Reservoir. Head around the west side of the lake across the dam, and where there is a large fallen tree across the wide path heading up to the mudslide, you will see a bushwacked trail switchbacking up the hill on the right hand side. Follow that up and over the mudslide - adds probably a couple hundred feet of very steep elevation gain. Poles recommended. Then you can regain the Carmel River trail which is still fairly intact. You will have to ford Danish Creek, and the trail is slightly harder to find on the other side of it, and slightly overgrown but still definitely passable, all the way to Carmel River camp. Mode of transport: Hike Trail condition: Needs some work Condition details: New trail around the mudslide
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Survey / Report Form - Please click this box to open the form.Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2016
