Hike notes:
Lost Valley Loop
Marble Peak Trail, Lost Valley Trail, ArroyoSeco-Indians Road (closed to vehicles), return
Round Trip: 39 miles, 8300 ft.gain
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Route metrics & trail conditions
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• Numerous creek crossings, may not be marked - can be impassable after heavy winter rains. (You will pass the Bill Cotta plaque, memorializing a horseman who died trying to cross Lost Valley Creek.)
Big Sur hiking information
Lost Valley Loop
Marble Peak Trail, Lost Valley Trail, ArroyoSeco-Indians Road (closed to vehicles), return
Round Trip: 39 miles, 8300 ft.gain
Map+Photos
Route metrics & trail conditions
Printable map
Overview
Attractions are narrow riparian canyons, ridgetops with views, large meadowed valleys, creeks and waterfalls (in season).
Camps
Variety of camps (and use camps) along creeks and in meadows. Dispersed camping also possible. For water information check individual camp descriptions on
interactive map.
Access
Parking at Arroyo Seco Recreation Area is $10/day.
Parking at Escondido Campground is $10/day. (Escondido Campground vehicle access is seasonal, controlled by USFS gate at south end of ArroyoSeco-Indians Road)
Notes
• Bridge over Arroyo Seco at east end of Marble Peak Trail washed away - fording on rocks north of bridge difficult, possible only in very dry conditions
• Celebrate the November 2018 clearing of the Lost Valley Trail after 6+ years of being "lost" • Numerous creek crossings, may not be marked - can be impassable after heavy winter rains. (You will pass the Bill Cotta plaque, memorializing a horseman who died trying to cross Lost Valley Creek.)
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Part of loop (North end of Lost Valley Trail was impassable in 2015 so he used North Coast Ridge Trail with Lost Valley Connector Trail instead) © The information and data on this webpage copyrighted by John W. (Jack) Glendening. Data license