Ridge Trail
California
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3.0 mi
Distance
1,873 ft
Gain
1h 13m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Los Padres National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
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Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,873 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,873 ft
- Highest point
- 4,915 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,796 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Ridge Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,873 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,915 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,881 ft
- High point
- 4,915 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,873 ft
- Total descent
- 1,873 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 21% grade around mile 2.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 6.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Monterey Ranger District · Ranger district
- Los Padres National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Monterey Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Monterey Ranger District Emergency Closure Order with Exceptions
critical · posted Oct 5, 2026
San Carpoforo Beach Prohibition of Overnight Camping and Campfires
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- White OaksCamping0.9 mi
- China CampCamping1.2 mi
- Pine Ridge TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Bear Basin ConnectorHiking3.8 mi
- Bear Basin TrailHiking4 mi
- Bear BasinHiking4 mi
- Black Cone TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Arroyo SecoCamping7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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