California Coastal Trail

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rdf:langString California Coastal Trail in Cambria looking north up the coast, towards other segments of the trail in State Parks

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rdf:langString The California Coastal Trail, or CCT, is an environmental project by the California Coastal Conservancy, an organization developed to enhance coastal resources and promote access to the shore in 2001. The trail is designed to connect the entire coast of California by forming an extensive hiking trail. When complete, the trail will be 1,200 miles (1,900 km) long—spanning from Oregon to Mexico. As of January 2017, the trail is about 30 percent complete with signage (60 percent with mixed or no signage) and expenses are predicted to reach $668m when finished. "The California Coastal Trail will not be one single pathway that connects the entire coastline. It will consist of different, and approximately parallel trails that accommodate the needs of varying visitors. Some portions of the trail will be for beach walkers, and other sections will be for bicyclists and equestrians. The trail will also have paths to detour around seasonal nesting grounds or other sensitive sites. Though the paths may not all be physically connected, whenever possible all trails will be “within sight, sound, or at least the scent of the sea." A two-volume trail guide has been written about the California Coastal Trail entitled Hiking the California Coastal Trail.