I intended to replicate my November '22 counterclockwise route but the heat and extensive new growth forced me to avoid going into Dutra Valley where it definitely would have been too hot for me. Route taken (using trail/track names from https://bigsurtrailmap.net/): 1. Salmon Creek Trailhead to Mt....

Route taken (using trail/track names from https://bigsurtrailmap.net/): 1. Salmon Creek Trailhead to Mt. Mars Summit via Salmon Creek trail and Mt. Mars Traverse track 2. Mt. Mars Summit to Dutra Flat Camp via Mount Mars SE Ridge Usetrail [to County Line Road] and Murry Mine Track [to Spruce Creek T...

Date Hiked: July 3, 2022 General Condition: Wilderness Freeway (Heavily used and/or well maintained) We did a pre-4th of July hike up the Cruikshank Trail to the Cruikshank Camps and then along the Buckeye Trail to Salmon Creek Station. Overall Report-the Buckeye Trail has held up quite well since ...

Date Hiked: July 3, 2022 General Condition: Wilderness Freeway (Heavily used and/or well maintained) We did a pre-4th of July hike up the Cruikshank Trail to the Cruikshank Camps and then along the Buckeye Trail to Salmon Creek Station. Section: Trailhead to Silver Peak Wilderness sign/entrance int...

Date Hiked: February 19, 2022 General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined) OMG I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW WIDE OPEN THIS WAS (FOR THE MOST PART-SEE DETAIL BELOW). Section: from saddle/Santa Lucia Trail to ~1/4 mile from high saddle where you cross to behind the ridge: Wilderness Freew...

Date Hiked: February 19, 2022 General Condition: Wilderness Freeway (Heavily used and well maintained) THIS REPORT COVERS THE SECTION FROM SANTA LUCIA MEMORIAL PARK TRAILHEAD TO THE SADDLE AT THE TURNOFF FOR THE SPUR TRAIL TO JUNIPERO SERRA PEAK "What a difference a fire and flood makes" ...

Date Hiked: October 16, 2021 General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined) Despite Gary's 2019 report I expected this trail to be in bad shape given the intense and unprecedented rain that hit the central coast in January and the fact that it doesn't get much use, but I was extreme...

"With the advent of the E-bike, a ride to the top of Cone Peak will become commonplace some day."

I sure hope not!

Went up and down the face of Mt. Mars on June 23, 2021 using the route that starts on the jeep road that intersects with Highway 1 about 1/2 mile south of Salmon Creek Trailhead. This route is about 2,000' in 2 miles (and about 1,400' of that is in the 1 mile section from Kozy Kove meadow for an ave...

Rubrnutz: I applaud your efforts and it is great to hear a report as I haven't been over along the ridge between Mt. Mars and the County Line Road/Murray Mine Road junction for several years. I must return (with my loppers and saw no doubt). The key to this section of the route is to know it is an o...