Agate Beach Viewpoint & Agate Beach via California Coastal Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Sue-meg State Park near Patricks Point, CA. The route passes Agate Beach Viewpoint and Agate Beach before reaching Agate Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 207 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Agate Beach Trail 41.13984, -124.14883
Nearest town Patricks Point, CA
Directions
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Agate Beach Viewpoint & Agate Beach via California Coastal Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 16–207 ft
Out & Back · Sue-meg State Park
Trailhead: Agate Beach Trail · 41.13984, -124.14883
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on California Coastal Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Agate Beach Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Agate Beach.
- 1.7 miPass Agate Beach.
- 50 ftSharp right onto formerly Oceanview Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Agate Beach Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto California Coastal Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% sand12% dirt6% grass
Weather
OvercastTemperature 63°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue
80°51°
Wed
83°55°
Thu
85°62°
Fri
86°59°
Sat
87°60°
Sun
88°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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