Date Hiked: May 15, 2022 General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined) Overall, Buckeye Trail is clear with a couple of sections that I would rate as passable to approaching early stages of difficult due to brush. The one mile section between the Cruikshank junction and the top of ...

Date Hiked: May 14, 2022 General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident) Cruikshank Trail from the South Coast Ridge Road to the junction with Buckeye is clear except for three issues- a tree hanging ~5 ft above the trail west of Silver Peak use trail junction, landslide ea...

Date Hiked: May 13, 2022 General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident) Friends and I spent three days hiking the "loop" from Salmon Creek to Cruikshank to Buckeye where we met the highway at Salmon Creek Ranger Station. This report is for Salmon Creek Trail only...

Date Hiked: April 2, 2022 General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined) I hiked from China Camp to Big Sur Station with overnights at Pine Ridge Camp, Redwood Camp, and Barlow Flat Camp from April 2-5. The ~23 miles of the Pine Ridge Trail can be considered, on average, CLEAR with ...

Date Hiked: November 10, 2021 General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined) We hiked up from Highway 1 on Wednesday and stayed two nights at Villa Creek Camp. Our original plan was to stay at Upper Cruikshank but, to our surprise, a group of three had already pitched their tent whe...

Date Hiked: October 31, 2021 General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident) North Coast Ridge Trail (NCRT) between Rodeo Flat and Arroyo Seco Trail is passable with intermittent brush of mostly Yerba Santa. As the trail turns on the eastern side of the first peaklet, it is...

Date Hiked: October 31, 2021 General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident) I last hiked Rodeo Flat six years ago while on a loop hike from Carrizo Trail. This time I hiked up to loop through upper Arroyo Seco Trail. While the views are still impressive (and the road is st...

Date Hiked: October 30, 2021 General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident) Hiked into Forks Camp for a two night visit over Halloween weekend with a day hike to Mining Ridge via Rodeo Flat, NCRT, then down the upper Arroyo Seco Trail on the second day. This report is for ...

Date Hiked: February 15, 2020 General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident) The trail to Forks Camp is passable. There is encroaching brush and a couple of trees down that are easy to step over but the tread is clear and easy to follow. ceanothus tunnel.jpg At approximate...

Date Hiked: November 23, 2019 General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident) Myself and another Volunteer Wilderness Ranger, Lynn Moncher, removed five trees and cleared brush from this section of the Bear Basin Trail (before the Connector) leaving one tree as an easy step...