California · Hiking · Chumash Wilderness

Tumamait

TumamaitPhoto: Vahe Martirosyan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
1.4 mi
round trip
225 ft
climb
8,636 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 21 h ago

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Tumamait is an easy, short hike in the Chumash Wilderness, part of the Mt. Pinos Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 1.4 miles long with a one-way elevation gain of 225 feet, making it a low-effort outing for a day in the wilderness. The route is an out-and-back, starting and ending at the low point of about 8,382 feet and reaching a high of about 8,636 feet. The trail surface is natural, and horses are allowed. Bikes are not. The Vincent Tumamait Trail lies about 0.7 miles away, and Condor Summit, a cross-country skiing area, is about 0.8 miles off. For climbing, Nordic Base Boulder is about 1.8 miles away, and the Chula Vista campground is about 2 miles away.