Garden of Weeden–Geoff's Trail, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Seep Zone Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Garden of Weeden–Geoff's Trail, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 842–1,093 ft
Out & Back · Seep Zone Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Across Campus · 37.00241, -122.06161
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 71°F / low 55° · precip 10% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Science Hill stop 276 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Garden of Weeden, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Geoff's Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Garden of Weeden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Geoff's Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Garden of Weeden, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Camper Park, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Science Hill stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
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