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Pico Blanco Trail to Little Sur River route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back

Pico Blanco Trail to Little Sur River

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

18.0 mi

Distance

7,320 ft

Elev. Gain

8h 43m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Pico Blanco Trail to Little Sur River 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:202 ft
Max:670 ft
Gain:2,231 ft
Loss:2,231 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 202 ft and 670 ft across 18.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.202 ft358 ft514 ft670 ft0.0 mi4.5 mi9.0 mi13.5 mi18.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi641 ft
High point13.5 mi670 ft
End18.0 mi641 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Carmel Valley Village, CA · about 9 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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