Aptos Creek Road & Loma Prieta Grade is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi148 – 328 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road 37.00129, -121.90613
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Aptos Creek Road & Loma Prieta Grade
4.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 147–329 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road · 37.00129, -121.90613
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Aptos Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Millpond Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Loma Prieta Grade, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Aptos Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Millpond Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.8 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
69% dirt1% boardwalk30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 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
More from Aptos Creek Road Trailhead
- Aptos Creek Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Powerline via Aptos Creek Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 622 ft
- Aptos Creek Fire Road & Aptos Creek Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 349 ft
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