California Coastal Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
35.2 mi
Distance
264 ft
Gain
We don't cover this trail yet
No agency boundary, access route or field report is mapped to it — so there is no verdict, and we won't guess. We'll tell you the moment this trail has something to say.
Covered nearby
Trails within 25 miles where we do have a current picture.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
California Coastal Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 35.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 264 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
The California Coastal Trail is a 35.23-mile point-to-point trail in California managed by the National Park Service. It gains 264 feet of elevation.
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Budwood Motorway
~2 min drive
2.04-mile out-and-back trail in California with 273 ft of elevation gain.
Photo: timatymusic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Wire Break Trail
~4 min drive
1.5-mile out-and-back trail in California with 988 ft elevation gain
Photo: 20BMIoCOM, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Temescal Canyon Trail
~6 min drive
2.36-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,188 ft elevation gain
Photo: Rneches, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)Hondo Canyon Trail (Backbone Trail)
~7 min drive
6.52-mile out-and-back hike on California's Backbone Trail with 3,711 ft gain/loss
Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Hearst Tank Motorway
~3 min drive
0.78-mile out-and-back trail in California with 155 ft elevation gain.
Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Tuna Canyon Trail (Big Rock Lateral)
~4 min drive
1.32-mile out-and-back hike in California with 524 ft gain/loss
Photo: Fotos_Ohio, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Rivas Ridge Trail
~7 min drive
2.94-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,668 ft elevation gain
Photo: timatymusic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Temescal Ridge Trail
~7 min drive
7.88-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,536 ft gain/loss.
Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Big Rock Motorway
~4 min drive
2.76-mile out-and-back trail in California with 316 ft of elevation gain.
Photo: Fotos_Ohio, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Leacock Memorial Trail
~6 min drive
0.62-mile out-and-back trail in California with 307 ft elevation gain.
