Bear Ridge Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Bear Ridge Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Creek County Park near La Honda, CA. It climbs 2,059 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Ridge Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 310–1,023 ft
Out & Back · Pescadero Creek County Park
Trailhead: Pomponio Trail · 37.26196, -122.24113
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 94°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Pomponio Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Shaw Flat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Towne Fire Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pomponio Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pomponio Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Pomponio Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Towne Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pomponio Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Pomponio Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Shaw Flat Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Pomponio Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 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 3.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pomponio Trail Trailhead
- Bear Ridge Trail & Pomponio Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 620 ft
- Camp Pompino Road & Pomponio Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 659 ft
- Parke Gulch Grove Trail & Pomponio Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Towne Viewpoint–East Brook Trail, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft
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