Bear Ridge Trail & Pomponio Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Bear Ridge Trail & Pomponio Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Creek County Park near La Honda, CA. It climbs 620 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Ridge Trail & Pomponio Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 339–978 ft
Out & Back · Pescadero Creek County Park
Trailhead: Pomponio Trail · 37.26196, -122.24113
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Pomponio Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bear Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Pomponio Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pomponio Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Pomponio Trail Trailhead
- Parke Gulch Grove Trail & Pomponio Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Bear Ridge Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,059 ft
- Towne Viewpoint–East Brook Trail, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft
- Camp Pompino Road & Pomponio Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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