Trans-Catalina Trail

{{Short description|Long-distance hiking trail in California}} {{Infobox hiking trail |name = Trans-Catalina Trail |photo = Trans-Catalina Trail Sign on Banning House Rd.jpg |caption = |location = [[California]], [[United States]] |length_mi = 38.5 |trailheads = South: {{coord|33.3428|-118.3245|display=inline}}<br />North: {{coord|33.4403|-118.4988|display=inline}} |use = [[backpacking (wilderness)|backpacking]], [[hiking]], [[trail running]] |elev_change_ft = 9600 |highest_name = |highest_ft = 1775 |lowest_name = Parson's Landing |lowest_ft = 0 |difficulty = Moderate to strenuous |months = Year-round |sights = |hazards = |map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=line}} }} The '''Trans-Catalina Trail''' is a [[long-distance trail]] which traverses [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Santa Catalina Island]] off the coast of southern [[California]]. From the eastern trailhead where Clarissa Avenue meets Crescent Avenue in [[Avalon, California|Avalon]] out to Parson's Landing on the West end, then looping back to Two Harbors, the trail's official length is listed as {{convert|38.5|mi|km}}.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ward|2017|p=15}}</ref> Camping is allowed by permit from the [[Catalina Island Conservancy]]. There are five campgrounds along or near the trail: Hermit Gulch, Black Jack, Little Harbor, Two Harbors, and Parsons Landing. Hikers usually take between 2 and 5 days to complete the route.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hazzard|first=Cris|date=2021-05-01|title=Trans Catalina Trail (TCT) Hike Guide|url=https://hikingguy.com/hiking-trails/best-la-hikes/trans-catalina-trail-tct-hike-guide/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=HikingGuy.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Gallery==

<gallery> File:Mile Marker 3 on the Trans-Catalina Trail.jpg|Mile Marker 3 on the trail File:Trans-Catalina Trail Sign.jpg|Sign marking the direction of the trail File:Mile Marker 9 on the Trans-Catalina Trail.jpg|Mile Marker 9 on the trail File:Sunrise from the Blackjack Campground.jpg|Sunrise from the Black Jack Campground File:Trans-Catalina Trail Approaching Little Harbor.jpg|The trail approaching Little Harbor File:Western Trans-Catalina Trail Looking East Towards Two Harbors.jpg|On the western side of the Trans-Catalina Trail looking east towards Two Harbors </gallery>

==See also== * [[Long-distance trails in the United States]]

==References== {{Reflist}} {{refbegin}} * {{cite book|last=Ward|first=Sam|title=Plan & Go: Trans-Catalina & Backbone Trails|location=San Diego|publisher=sandiburg press|year=2017|isbn=978-1943126088}} {{refend}}

== External links == * [http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/ Catalina Island Conservancy]

[[Category:Hiking trails in California]] [[Category:Long-distance trails in the United States]]