Parking at Dempierre Little League Park. Trails are visible at the far end of either parking area.
A sign has a map of the trails.
Walking along the back of the baseball diamond to access the river crossing.
Lupine grows throughout the area.
Trails are marked with wooden posts.
Upon crossing the Carmel River, a steep climb takes you up into the northern fringes of the Santa Lucia Mountains.
Views overlooking the Carmel River Valley from the high points of the trail.
Rolling mountaintop meadows dot the peaks along the hike.
These reaches of Garland Ranch park see relatively few hikers, so trails can be a singletrack through tall grasses.
Scenic benches overlooking the valley below.
The trail begins to drop back toward the canyons.
Descending toward the Kahn Ranch property and Hitchcock Canyon.
The trail meets Hitchcock Canyon Road adjacent to a residential property and ranch.
This unused building marks the point where the foot trail leaves Hitchcock Canyon Road.
Heading into the lush Hitchcock Creek canyon.
Paralleling the creek toward the falls.
A foot bridge adds to the scenic feeling of the hike.
Fern Falls.
Fern Falls.