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Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Coolidge Drive Lookout–Pogonip Koi Pond, 7 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Coolidge Drive Lookout–Pogonip Koi Pond, 7 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Pasatiempo, CA. The route passes Coolidge Drive Lookout, Pogonip Koi Pond and "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House. It climbs 587 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 558 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.99471, -122.03510
Nearest town Pasatiempo, CA
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Coolidge Drive Lookout–Pogonip Koi Pond, 7 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 37–558 ft

Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 36.99471, -122.03510

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Santa Cruz METRO Administration Offices stop 541 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Rail Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Golf Club Drive, heading S.
  8. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Pogonip Creek Nature Loop, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miPass Coolidge Drive Lookout.
  13. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto Spring Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miPass Pogonip Koi Pond.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Ohlone Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Brayshaw Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miPass "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coolidge-drive-lookout-pogonip-koi-pond-loop-4-km-9564

Trail surface

31% gravel26% dirt1% paved1% grass41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Santa Cruz METRO Administration Offices stop 541 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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