Emma McCrary Trail & Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 53 min
Emma McCrary Trail & Pogonip Creek Nature Loop is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Pasatiempo, CA. It climbs 294 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Emma McCrary Trail & Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 53 min
Elevation 37–257 ft
Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 36.99471, -122.03510
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 72°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: Santa Cruz METRO Administration Offices stop 541 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Golf Club Drive, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pogonip Creek Nature Loop, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 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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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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
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