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Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana - Los Padres National Forest
Trail Distance 2.00 Miles

The Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana is a scenic 2.00 mile trail in the Ventana Wilderness in Monterey County . The trail connects the Carmel River Trail (3E03) and the Ventana Double Cone Trail (2E04). Please let us know if you have explored this trail recently.

Trail Details

  • Trail #: 3E08
  • Wilderness Area: Ventana
  • County: Monterey County
  • Ranger District: Monterey Ranger District
  • Trail-head Latitude: 36.3213537
  • Trail-head Longitude: -121.6861302
  • Trail Condition: Kind of Good - Little to no bushwacking and easily followable
  • Topo Maps:
  • Activities & Features:
    • Backpacking
    • Birding
    • Camping
    • Horseback Riding
    • Panoramic Views
    • Wildlife Viewing
    • Wilderness Camping



Trail Stats

  • Total Elevation Gain: + 1767 feet.
  • Total Elevation Loss: - 724 feet.
  • Overall Average Slope Gain: + 15 %.
  • Overall Average Slope Loss: - 13 %.
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Trail Camps

Hiding Canyon Camp - 1763 feet

Hiding Canyon 1763 feet
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Survey Photos:


  • Mike Maki - 05-21-2018

  • Mike Maki - 05-21-2018

  • Mike Maki - 05-21-2018

  • Mike Maki - 05-21-2018

  • Mike Maki - 05-21-2018

Submitted Trail Reports

Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana Survey - 05-21-2018 - by Mike Maki
Link: Puerto Suelo Trail - Ventana
Date: 05-21-2018
Surveyor Name:Mike Maki
Trail description:
Hiked this as part of my last section hike of the Condor Trail. I wish there was an alternate but I get to say I've been up Puerto Suelo! This trail is a mess once you hop over the somewhat easy to follow portion from Hiding Camp to where the trail nears the creek. Then all hell breaks loose. There is some orange flagging but I lost it after about the first couple of hours. I estimate I hiked the middle section in the creek. Beautiful creek by the way. Good flow. Then I met a couple coming down canyon about 2/3 the way up with a dog! Little did I know they had come down through what I later experienced the hardest part of the trail, the upper third. When I met them the flagging resumed and I was able to follow their trail through the growth. This helped but the deadfall and growth was incredible. Crawled on my belly a few times to get through. I eventually lost any trace of a trail about a quarter mile from the saddle and hiked through the burn to about 300 yards above where the trail is to meet the Ventana Trail. It took me about 8.5 hours...

See this video  (starts at 17:50, I know, it's long...) for some of this trail. Pics are here as well  but you'll have to browse through them to get to Puerto Suelo. Look for the pic of Puerto Suelo Trail sign 4/5 the way through pics. Video and Pics are from 5 day trip from Nacimiento Road to Bottchers Gap.

http://condor.mmaki.com/
Mode of transport:Hike
Trail condition:Hard to follow
Condition details:Deadfall and two years of post fire vegetation growth
Images:

Trail sign at Hiding Camp

Open route up the creek


Couple I met with dog coming down

Ya, that is what a lot of the route is like


Near the top looking at Uncle Sam Mtn


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Last Updated: Wednesday, February 24, 2016



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