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Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Fuel Break Road, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Fuel Break Road, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench. It climbs 887 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 919 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ISB Bridge 36.99950, -122.05895
Nearest town Rincon, CA
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Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Fuel Break Road, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 318–919 ft

Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: ISB Bridge · 36.99950, -122.05895

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Across Campus, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Spring Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Geoff's Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Fuel Break Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftPass Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto U-Con Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto U-Con Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Rincon Connector Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Rincon Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Connector Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Connector Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miReach Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Connector Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Rincon Connector Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto U-Con Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto U-Con Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Fuel Break Road, heading S.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miBear left onto Geoff's Trail, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 250 ftTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chuck-beebe-scenic-bench-koi-pond-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-a7ec

Trail surface

91% dirt5% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 70°54°
Wed 71°52°
Thu 73°56°
Fri 81°60°
Sat 80°61°
Sun 72°58°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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