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California Missions Trail: A long-distance walking & cycling route that celebrates California's diverse communities, cultures, & landscapes.

The California Missions Trail - California State Parks

The California Missions Trail · San Diego de Alcala, 1st mission. The mission trail in California began here on July 16, 1769, when Fathers Serra, Palou and ...

A Beginner's Guide to the California Missions Trail

Explore the ancient footpaths traversing the coast between California's twenty-one Spanish missions, pueblos, and presidios over an 800-mile long pilgrimage ...

Maps and Guides - California Missions Trail

We have a wide range of maps to fit a wide range of needs. If you are planning to walk or cycle from one mission to another, we have segment maps that are ...

A Coastal Sojourn: Beginning the California Missions Trail

Most of the 800-mile California Missions Trail route travels inland, meaning we would not see the coastline for the majority of our trek.

The California Missions Trail: What It Is and Why You Should Walk It

Walking the full 800-mile route, to all 21 missions, takes around 55 days. If you'd like to do the walk with others, you can reach out to walkers like Steven ...

California Mission Walkers: Home

The California Mission Walkers group was formed in 2013 to bring together people who shared a common goal of walking the 800+ miles along California's El Camino ...

Trekking the Planet: California Missions Trail Summary - YouTube

Catch up with the Trekking the Planet team as they provide a visual summary of their 800-mile California Missions Trail trek.

California Missions Trail Guidebook

the full-color, official guide unveils this spectacular 800-mile route in all its glory — from its coastal mountain ranges, tall forests, and vast farms to its ...

California Missions Road Trip | Visiting all 21 and a 7 Day Itinerary

The seventh California mission, Mission San Juan Capistrano, was named for Catholic saint John of Capistrano and provided access to southern California to ...

The California Missions

From San Diego to Sonoma, 21 missions create a unique trail of history across California. The red wax seals on the map bear the brands used by each of the ...

Trekking the Planet California Missions Trail Overview

The 800-mile trail stretches from the San Diego de Alcala Mission (the first built) to the San Francisco Solano Mission in Sonoma (the final constructed). In ...

Hiking and Cycling the California Missions Trail - Cicerone Press

Delivery & Returns ... Guidebook to walking and cycling the 800 mile (1289km) California Missions Trail between San Francisco Bay and San Diego. The pilgrimage ...

California Missions Trail - Facebook

A key connection to the California Missions Trail is opening just in time for the summer! This multipurpose path, the Santa Claus Bikeway, closes a gap between ...

WHO WE ARE - California Missions Trail

The California Missions Trail represents a journey in time that begins with the footsteps of the Native Americans, traces historical expeditions, and continues ...

California Missions Trail | One Step Then Another

The California Missions Trail connects historic missions, pueblos, and presidios over an 800-mile long pilgrimage walk.

El Camino Real - California Mission Guide

The 600-mile trail, stretching from Mission San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego to Mission San Francisco Solano in Sonoma, was created by the Spanish to link the ...

California Mission Trail Auto Tour | San Benito County, CA

California Mission Trail Auto Tour ... San Benito County on California's central coast offers a rural environment with spectacular agriculture, wildflowers, ...

Updated Resources for the California Missions Trail

I thought I would share some of the most updated links and information about this wonderful pilgrimage walk along the Pacific Ocean and mountains of America's ...

California Mission Trail - Santa Barbara

Getting Started An initiative is underway to develop the California Missions Trail, an 800-mile long-distance walking and cycling route that connects the 21 ...