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to find your own adventure.
Printed map screenshot
the print/PDF/Garmin maps ...
Metrics calculation screenshot
the route planning tools ...
Trail Conditions screenshot Trail Conditions screenshot overlay
the trail conditions map ...
Interactive map screnshot
Use the interactive map ...


with Camps, Water Sources, and Points of Interest
for Ventana/SilverPeak wilderness explorers

Get local trail knowledge!  Trail and camp locations are incorrect on most maps of the Big Sur Ventana & Silver Peak wilderness areas. 
[User experiences+testimonials]
  Big Sur Trailmap provides accurate trail and camp locations based on local knowledge (GPS'd), plus locally-known "use trails", seasonal water sources, waterfalls, and other features in Big Sur state parks and wilderness areas.  Created by a Big Sur explorer, updated weekly from local reports. 

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      "Experience nature in the wild"         "The wild is still there, just off a trail"            "Find your own adventure"        

Wilderness hikers: 
Wilderness trails are not park-like walking trails !
Additional knowledge/preparation often required
A wilderness trail may not be signed or passable or followable  
Know the current trail conditions rating  
Average Forest Trail Conditions = 70%   [Pre2016Wildfire=74%: 
history
]
The trails need YOU - do good while outdoors: 
trailcrew outings

(or donate to the VWA)



 90-day TRAIL NEWS 
Sep10  Mill Wildfire closures end: Cone Peak Road and fire closure area are now open.

 90-day SITE NEWS 
Oct11  New blog post: NatGeo creates a Big Sur map (but gets it wrong)
Aug21  Switch to https: BigSurTrailmap has been converted to the secure "https" protocol.  All seems well - but 
Aug20  Slow loads fixed: Found an error made a week ago giving very slow page loading

   CURRENT STATUS   
Level 2 fire restrictions:  Stoves allowed in backcountry, but not campfires.  Campfires allowed in designated campgrounds. 
National Forest closures:  three wilderness trails remain closed after 2016 wildfire (Sykes Camp access blocked) 
State Park closures:  many trails are officially closed  (but some are hikeable)  
Long-term Road closures:  Palo Colorado Road
Road closures block access to many northern trailheads:  Big Pines Trail, Carmel River Trail, Skinner Ridge Trail 


 90-day TRAIL NEWS 
Sep10  Mill Wildfire closures end: Cone Peak Road and fire closure area are now open.

 90-day SITE NEWS 
Oct11  New blog post: NatGeo creates a Big Sur map (but gets it wrong)
Aug21  Switch to https: BigSurTrailmap has been converted to the secure "https" protocol.  All seems well - but 
Aug20  Slow loads fixed: Found an error made a week ago giving very slow page loading

   CURRENT STATUS   
Level 2 fire restrictions:  Stoves allowed in backcountry, but not campfires.  Campfires allowed in designated campgrounds. 
National Forest closures:  three wilderness trails remain closed after 2016 wildfire (Sykes Camp access blocked) 
State Park closures:  many trails are officially closed  (but some are hikeable)  
Long-term Road closures:  Palo Colorado Road
Road closures block access to many northern trailheads:  Big Pines Trail, Carmel River Trail, Skinner Ridge Trail 




(what icons & line colors show) 


(those who have given time or data) 


(culled from other websites) 




(trails, camps, USGS names, etc - gives description and location map) 


(search for words in webpages) 


(Personal-use-only copyright - not to be promulgated to public source ala OpenStreetMap/GaiaCloud)


(USGS quads, wilderness areas, Soberanes wildfire area) 


(Lat/Lon OR UTM OR Section/Township/Range) 







































View the wilderness
trail conditions map

Colors show trail conditions - can
switch to "Trailmap" for details
[data updated: Oct 12 ]
View the interactive
Quadrangle Trailmap

USGS quadrangle map provides
context and terrain contours
[last update: Oct 16]
Download one-page-
printable Trailmap sections

Trails, camps, etc. on printable
PDF USGS quadrangle map
[last update: Oct 16]
Use the Trailmap in a
smartphone GPS app

Multiple options available,
depending upon the app
Download a Garmin-format
Trailmap for a GPS

Routable, so along-trail distance-
to-go can be viewed as you hike
[last update: Oct 16]
Download a PDF-format
Trailmap for a smartphone

For Avenza, can add
searchable "Features" layer
[last update: Oct 10]
Download a "Google
Earth" Trailmap for your PC

Saving this link to GE "My Places"
loads latest trailmap at GE start
Compute route metrics
between two locations 

Cool Grin   For mileage &
cumulative gain+loss
[last update: Oct 16]



(what icons & line colors show) 


(those who have given time or data) 


(culled from other websites) 




(trails, camps, USGS names, etc - gives description and location map) 


(search for words in webpages) 


(Personal-use-only copyright - not to be promulgated to public source ala OpenStreetMap/GaiaCloud)


(USGS quads, wilderness areas, Soberanes wildfire area) 


(Lat/Lon OR UTM OR Section/Township/Range) 








































If you have something to contribute or find an error, please post to the .  Trailmap contributions help others and will be credited, besides building good trail karma and becoming a . 


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   Latest blog post: 
"NatGeo creates a Big Sur map
(but gets it wrong)"



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