Nighttime Soberanes Wildfire
in NO BACKCOUNTRY FIRES season
Black Butte Pano photo
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 up-to-date local trail knowledge!  Trail and camp locations can be incorrect on online 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), also locally-known "use trails", seasonal water sources, waterfalls, and other features in Big Sur state parks and wilderness areas.  Plus current wilderness and state park trail conditions and closures.  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 trails !
Pre-hike info/prep often needed
"A line on a map is just a line on a map"
Know the current trail conditions ! 
Wilderness trails may not be signed or passable or followable
The trails want YOU
Smokey Bear
Do good for the outdoors
 
Average Forest Trail Conditions = 64% 
[Pre2016Wildfire=74%]   
0% 
 ImpassableClear 
64%
 100%


CURRENT
STATUS
ends May 9
Most trails re-opened
Many roads still closed
Stream levels high, creek crossings can be dangerous
Level 1 fire restrictions:  Campfires & stoves allowed in National Forest  
Rte.1 Big Sur closure  Map  (not shown on trailmap)

CLOSURE INFO
Trails & Roads
USFS & State Parks

TRAIL 60-day NEWS:
(click for details/older)
Mar.13  West end of Pine Ridge Trail remains closed…
by State Parks for safety evaluation
Mar.12  Revised National Forest Closure…
Most trails re-opened, many roads still closed
Mar.9    Additional slides & closures on Rte.1…
due to storm, check before you go
Mar.8    Rte.1 update - Northern closure may move…
to Pauls Slide soon, Mill Creek slide expected to open March 30, Pauls Slide closure indefinite CalTrans Update
Mar.8    Short-term State Park closures for storm…
Molera Fri-Sat, PfeifferBS Thurs-Fri for day use, Thurs-Fri for campground
Feb.12  Rte.1 closure much reduced.…
Access from north down to Big Creek, ftom south up to Mill Creek
Feb.6    JP Burns State Park open…
but only Waterfall Overlook Trail and Tin House FIreroad open for hiking


SITE 60-day NEWS:
(click for details/older)
Mar.22  Faster metrics calcs…
for multiple intersection routes
Mar.16  Fixed metrics calc…
infinite-loop problem
Mar.14  Revised trail condition ratings downward…
based on based on reports received (and lack of reports)


Latest blog post: 
Latest forum post: 












Trails, camps, USGS names
Gives map & description

[Search for words in webpages] 

Personal-use-only (copyright)
Not for sharing on public site
such as OpenStreetMap

Big Sur Trailmap, USGS
topo, wilderness areas, …

Lat/Lon OR UTM OR
Section/Township/Range



[what icons & line colors show] 

[have given time or information] 

[culled from other websites] 


























Trails, camps, USGS names
Gives map & description

[Search for words in webpages] 

Personal-use-only (copyright)
Not for sharing on public site
such as OpenStreetMap

Big Sur Trailmap, USGS
topo, wilderness areas, …

Lat/Lon OR UTM OR
Section/Township/Range



[what icons & line colors show] 

[have given time or information] 

[culled from other websites] 















CURRENT
STATUS
ends May 9
Most trails re-opened
Many roads still closed
Stream levels high, creek crossings can be dangerous
Level 1 fire restrictions:  Campfires & stoves allowed in National Forest  
Rte.1 Big Sur closure  Map  (not shown on trailmap)

CLOSURE INFO
Trails & Roads
USFS & State Parks

TRAIL 60-day NEWS:
(click for details/older)
Mar.13  West end of Pine Ridge Trail remains closed…
by State Parks for safety evaluation
Mar.12  Revised National Forest Closure…
Most trails re-opened, many roads still closed
Mar.9    Additional slides & closures on Rte.1…
due to storm, check before you go
Mar.8    Rte.1 update - Northern closure may move…
to Pauls Slide soon, Mill Creek slide expected to open March 30, Pauls Slide closure indefinite CalTrans Update
Mar.8    Short-term State Park closures for storm…
Molera Fri-Sat, PfeifferBS Thurs-Fri for day use, Thurs-Fri for campground
Feb.12  Rte.1 closure much reduced.…
Access from north down to Big Creek, ftom south up to Mill Creek
Feb.6    JP Burns State Park open…
but only Waterfall Overlook Trail and Tin House FIreroad open for hiking


SITE 60-day NEWS:
(click for details/older)
Mar.22  Faster metrics calcs…
for multiple intersection routes
Mar.16  Fixed metrics calc…
infinite-loop problem
Mar.14  Revised trail condition ratings downward…
based on based on reports received (and lack of reports)


Latest blog post: 
Latest forum post: 

Hiking closures
are shown on:
Interactive Trail Conditions map
Interactive Big Sur Trailmap
Interactive Route Metrics map
Google Earth overlay map
are not shown on:
PDF-format maps
Garmin-format maps
Smartphone tile maps
are optionally shown on:
Printed maps


View the interactive
Big Sur Trailmap

USGS shaded topo background
gives context and terrain contours
[map updated: Mar 26]
View the interactive
trail conditions map

Colors show USFS trail conditions
and state park trail closures
[conditions updated: Mar 24 ]
Download one-page
printable Trailmap sections

Printable PDF with options for
background & trail condition/closure
[map updated: Mar 22]
Download a Garmin-format
Trailmap for a GPS

Routable, so along-trail distance-
to-go can be viewed as you hike
[map updated: Mar 22]
Download a PDF-format
Trailmap for a smartphone

For Avenza, can add
searchable "Features" layer
[pdf updated: Mar 23]
Use the Trailmap in a
smartphone GPS app

Multiple options available,
depending upon the app
Download a "Google
Earth" Trailmap

Display trailmap line/icon
overlay on 3-D terrain
[kmz updated: Mar 26]
Compute route metrics
between two locations 

Cool Grin   For mileage &
cumulative gain+loss
[routing updated: Mar 22]
Hiking closures
are shown on:
Interactive Trail Conditions map
Interactive Big Sur Trailmap
Interactive Route Metrics map
Google Earth overlay map
are not shown on:
PDF-format maps
Garmin-format maps
Smartphone tile maps
are optionally shown on:
Printed maps


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If you have something to contribute or find an error,
please post to my forum.

or in the "Comments" section on the webpage (if it has one).
Trailmap contributions help other hikers and will be credited
(also builds good trail karma)

Commmunication/Feedback
I welcome feedback on the information provided by this website on the Big Sur Trailmap Forum, which will benefit all Big Sur hikers.  But I am not a personal trip advisor so do not provide individual trip guidance.  If the information provided in these webpages is insufficient for your trip planning or if you want personal trip guidance, please use the VWA Discussion Forum, which is read by many Big Sur hikers.

Copyright
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