There is a loop that goes around by Cone peak at the southern end of Big Sur. I did that during my time in SLO. Super cool area, it had mountains, crystal clear streams, cliff views of the ocean, and massive trees in deep forests. By far my favorite place in California. (Big bear was pretty cool too, but that was more mountain biking.) I did the vincente flat trail, to the stone ridge trail, to the Gamboa trail, to the cone peak trail in order to complete a loop. There is a nice spur so you can summit cone peak right at the end. It can be easily done in two days. Of note, I did get turned around on the trail at one point as it was difficult to tell what was actual trail and what was game trail. Unlike the SHT and NCT California does not always mark their trails the best, maybe on the PCT. This is not a heavily used trail until you get to cone peak.
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