Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Northern California → Big Sur → Ewoldsen Trail

Location: Northern Big Sur, California

Distance: 4.5 miles

Elevation Gain: 1600 feet

Time Required: 2 hours

Red Tape/Notes: Trail is located in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park; free parking is also typically available on the west side of Highway 1.

What’s Nearby?: Tanbark Trail and Tin House, Partington Cove Trail, McWay Waterfall Trail, Limekiln Trails

Some people say this is the best trail in Big Sur. I’m not sure that I would go that far, but it is a very nice trail. And it does offer a very nice cross section of different scenery – deep, cool forest, nice redwoods, some uphill sections with sweeping coastal views and rolling hills. if you get lucky, you might see a California Condor – they supposedly roost near one of the side spur trails about halfway along the route. We haven’t seen one, but that doesn’t mean you won’t!

Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Northern California → Big Sur → Ewoldsen Trail