Beach Sunset Point–Beach Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Beach Sunset Point–Beach Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Tolowa Dunes State Park near Crescent City, CA. The route reaches Beach Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beach Sunset Point–Beach Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 33–87 ft
Out & Back · Tolowa Dunes State Park
Trailhead: Cadre Point Trailhead · 41.79879, -124.21694
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 72°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cadre Point Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Beach Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sand Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dead Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Beach Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Sand Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Cadre Point Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:10 PM for the 8:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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