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This grand tour of Point Lobos puts together the best parts of all the other runs here. You will know you’ve had a workout when you’ve finished this route but you’ll want to do it over and over again.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 6 miles
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This east-end loop is one tough little run! It’s named in honor of a man who was involved with the local chapter of the Sierra Club for many years and was instrumental in the creation of Jacks Peak Pa
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Monterey
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CA
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Trail Running
- 2 miles
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This longest run in the Mission Trail Park is my favorite route here. Besides some hard uphills, interesting switchbacks, and fine views, it offers you little likelihood of encountering other people.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 4 miles
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This is one loop that will challenge you no matter which direction you run it: uphills in one direction are no easier than those in the other. But one very long uphill will test you more than any othe
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Monterey
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CA
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Trail Running
- 5 miles
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This grand tour of Jacks Peak Park comprises all the other routes and then some. When you’ve completed this run you will know you’ve had a workout, but beyond the calories burned and the sweat pumped,
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Monterey
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CA
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Trail Running
- 7 miles
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This is probably the least interesting route in the Mission Trail Park, but it’s still quite attractive. From the Rio Road gate across from the Carmel Mission, your route simply follows a fire road, w
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 2.8 miles
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Perhaps the prettiest little run at Jacks Peak Park, this trail loop is one of the best runs in this guide. This route is only a 1-mile loop but it offers everything: hard hills, nice downhills for re
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Monterey
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CA
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Trail Running
- 5 miles
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This terrific little run gives you a good workout amid spectacular scenery. It’s not unusual to see sea birds, herons, sea lions, harbor seals, and other wildlife along this cliffside route.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 2.2 miles
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This classic Point Lobos loop gives you many short but hard hills, plenty of flats to kick out any tightness after the hills, and thrilling scenery to take your mind off the effort. Because of its pop
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 3.5 miles
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This Garland Ranch run is the easiest one in the guidebook. Other than one brief and gentle uphill, this flat route zigzags across the gravelly floodplain created over thousands of years by the season
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 2.2 miles
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This is a great little loop for those who are not yet fit for the harder routes or who only have time for a quick run. It gives you a taste of Point Lobos.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 1 mile
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This medium-length run gives you a full sampling of what Point Lobos has to offer: forest and rugged coast. It’s a good workout without the grueling hills of the other longer runs here.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 3 miles
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This route adds variety but not distance to the straight-forward fire road (Serra Trail) run.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 2.8 miles
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I include this route for the uphill fanatics! Over the past decade I’ve done this run a dozen or so times when I wanted to gauge my level of fitness. The more times I have to stop and shake out my cra
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 6.2 miles
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This end-to-end loop run is my favorite. When I want a good workout at Jacks Peak that provides variation in terrain, atmosphere and scenery, but I don’t have time or energy to do the longer runs desc
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Monterey
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CA
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Trail Running
- 4 miles
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While this loop is probably the easiest run at Jacks Peak covered in this guide, it is a beautiful route entirely worthy of your running.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Monterey
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CA
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Trail Running
- 2 miles
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If you want a demanding workout without having to run a long distance, this is it! From the top of Whalers Knoll the scenery is simply spectacular. Remarkably, this highest trail point within Point Lo
... Related information:... From the guidebook Monterey Trail Runner's Guide
Carmel
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CA
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Trail Running
- 3.2 miles
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