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Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Upper Quarry, 5 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Upper Quarry, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Rincon, CA. The route passes Upper Quarry and Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench. It climbs 726 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 919 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 36.99888, -122.05618
Nearest town Rincon, CA
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Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Upper Quarry, 5 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 384–919 ft

Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: connector · 36.99888, -122.05618

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Crown and Merrill Colleges stop 86 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftPass Upper Quarry.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto LMC Path, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Across Campus, heading N.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Spring Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Geoff's Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Fuel Break Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftPass Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto U-Con Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading N.
  19. 200 ftTurn left onto Fern Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miReach Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto U-Con Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Fuel Break Road, heading S.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miBear left onto Geoff's Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 250 ftTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left onto LMC Path, heading W.
  36. 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-upper-quarry-out-back-4-cliffs

Trail surface

78% dirt11% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 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 Crown and Merrill Colleges stop 86 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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