Aptos Creek Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It climbs 363 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi148 – 253 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road 37.01439, -121.90538
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Aptos Creek Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 147–253 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road · 37.01439, -121.90538
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Aptos Rancho Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Aptos Rancho Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Vienna Woods Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Aptos Rancho Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aptos Creek Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Aptos Rancho Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% dirt1% boardwalk24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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