Santa Lucia
California
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24.8 mi
Distance
3,938 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Los Padres National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Santa Lucia
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Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 24.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,938 ft
- Highest point
- 4,204 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,079 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Ventana Wilderness
About this trail
Santa Lucia is a 24.75-mile out-and-back trail in California with 3,329 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
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