Andrew Molera State Park - Headlands Trail and Ridge Trail - Hidden Trail - River Trail Loop
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- Distance
- 6.51 mi
- Elevation gain
- 794 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 873 ft
- Max elevation
- 672 ft
- TrailRank
- 40
- Min elevation
- -15 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours one minute
- Coordinates
- 941
- Uploaded
- May 19, 2008
- Recorded
- May 2008
near Big Sur, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
Abnormally warm day for Big Sur with a huge wall of fog off of the coast. We started off with the headlands trail and double back because we didn't want to soak our socks crossing the river to the beach (mistake because we had to cross the river by the parking lot later). The headlands trail was a wonderful walk through the campground to the beach. There were lizards and quail everywhere. Coopers cabin is the oldest standing building in Big Sur. The convergence of the Big Sur River and the Pacific Ocean is a gorgeous place with cormorants, gulls, and a few people braving the wind and fog for a nice beach day. Some folks had built wind break "shelters" out of drift wood. The loop was mostly flat with a short steep climb to beautiful vistas of the Big Sur coast and the Ventana Wilderness. Redwood canyon views and the smell from whatever the yellow flower bush in the pictures were intoxicating (the yellow flower bush is my new favorite smell - like a mix of jasmine and gardenia).
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