Aptos Creek Fire Road & Aptos Creek Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 377 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dragon Slayers Lane 36.99937, -121.90904
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Aptos Creek Fire Road & Aptos Creek Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 166–377 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Dragon Slayers Lane · 36.99937, -121.90904
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Dragon Slayers Lane, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Aptos Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dragon Slayers Lane, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dragon Slayers Lane Trailhead
- Aptos Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Powerline via Aptos Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 668 ft
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