Emma McCrary Trail
3 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Emma McCrary Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Santa Cruz, CA. It climbs 457 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Emma McCrary Trail
3 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 65–244 ft
Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Wagner Grove Trail · 36.98278, -122.03710
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 71°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Harvey West Park stop 232 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wagner Grove Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Old Stage Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Steeple Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Harvey West Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pogonip Creek Nature Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Golf Club Drive, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Rail Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Emma McCrary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rail Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Golf Club Drive, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pogonip Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Harvey West Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Stage Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Steeple Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Stage Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wagner Grove Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Harvey West Park stop 232 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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