Aptos Creek Fire Road & Aptos Creek Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It climbs 349 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi148 – 377 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road 36.99954, -121.90584
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Aptos Creek Fire Road & Aptos Creek Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 147–377 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road · 36.99954, -121.90584
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 77°F / low 57° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Aptos Creek Road, heading N.
- 1 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 S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.9 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
92% dirt1% boardwalk7% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 77°F57°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
76°53°
Sun
73°50°
Mon
70°55°
Tue
69°59°
Wed
69°59°
20%
Thu
76°65°
17%
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
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
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- Powerline via Aptos Creek Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 622 ft
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