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Kirk Creek to Limekiln Creek via Vicente Flat Trail, Stone Ridge Trail, and Twitchell Elevator route map
Difficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
California

Kirk Creek to Limekiln Creek via Vicente Flat Trail, Stone Ridge Trail, and Twitchell Elevator

Big Sur, California

12.7 mi

Distance

7,152 ft

Elev. Gain

Point to Point

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Kirk Creek to Limekiln Creek via Vicente Flat Trail, Stone Ridge Trail, and Twitchell Elevator unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:24 ft
Max:694 ft
Gain:2,180 ft
Loss:2,203 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 24 ft and 694 ft across 12.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.24 ft247 ft471 ft694 ft0.0 mi3.2 mi6.4 mi9.5 mi12.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi61 ft
High point9.2 mi694 ft
End12.7 mi38 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Fort Hunter Liggett, CA · about 14 mi away
County:
Monterey County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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