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Zaca 2007
Gap 2008
La Brea 2009
Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana - Los Padres National Forest
Trail Distance 2.00 Miles
The Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana is a scenic 2.00 mile trail in the Ventana Wilderness in Monterey County . The trail connects the Carmel River Trail (3E03) and the Ventana Double Cone Trail (2E04). Please let us know if you have explored this trail recently.
Trail Details
- Trail #: 3E08
- Wilderness Area: Ventana
- County: Monterey County
- Ranger District: Monterey Ranger District
- Trail-head Latitude: 36.3213537
- Trail-head Longitude: -121.6861302
- Trail Condition: Kind of Good - Little to no bushwacking and easily followable
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Activities & Features: - Backpacking
- Birding
- Camping
- Horseback Riding
- Panoramic Views
- Wildlife Viewing
- Wilderness Camping
Trail Stats
- Total Elevation Gain: + 1767 feet.
- Total Elevation Loss: - 724 feet.
- Overall Average Slope Gain: + 15 %.
- Overall Average Slope Loss: - 13 %.
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Trail Camps
Hiding Canyon Camp - 1763 feet
Hiding Canyon 1763 feet
Survey Photos:
Mike Maki - 05-21-2018
Mike Maki - 05-21-2018
Mike Maki - 05-21-2018
Mike Maki - 05-21-2018
Mike Maki - 05-21-2018
Submitted Trail Reports
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Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana Survey - 05-21-2018 - by Mike MakiLink: Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana Date: 05-21-2018 Surveyor Name: Mike Maki Trail description: Hiked this as part of my last section hike of the Condor Trail. I wish there was an alternate but I get to say I've been up Puerto Suelo! This trail is a mess once you hop over the somewhat easy to follow portion from Hiding Camp to where the trail nears the creek. Then all hell breaks loose. There is some orange flagging but I lost it after about the first couple of hours. I estimate I hiked the middle section in the creek. Beautiful creek by the way. Good flow. Then I met a couple coming down canyon about 2/3 the way up with a dog! Little did I know they had come down through what I later experienced the hardest part of the trail, the upper third. When I met them the flagging resumed and I was able to follow their trail through the growth. This helped but the deadfall and growth was incredible. Crawled on my belly a few times to get through. I eventually lost any trace of a trail about a quarter mile from the saddle and hiked through the burn to about 300 yards above where the trail is to meet the Ventana Trail. It took me about 8.5 hours...See this video  (starts at 17:50, I know, it's long...) for some of this trail. Pics are here as well but you'll have to browse through them to get to Puerto Suelo. Look for the pic of Puerto Suelo Trail sign 4/5 the way through pics. Video and Pics are from 5 day trip from Nacimiento Road to Bottchers Gap.http://condor.mmaki.com/Mode of transport: Hike Trail condition: Hard to follow Condition details: Deadfall and two years of post fire vegetation growth Images:
Trail sign at Hiding Camp
Open route up the creek
Couple I met with dog coming down
Ya, that is what a lot of the route is like
Near the top looking at Uncle Sam Mtn
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Survey / Report Form - Please click this box to open the form.Last Updated: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
