Aptos Creek Fire Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 338 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road 37.01439, -121.90538
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Aptos Creek Fire Road
2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 43 min
Elevation 230–337 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road · 37.01439, -121.90538
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading N.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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