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Four Mile Beach–Table Rock Beach, 4 beaches is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Gordola, CA. The route passes Table Rock Beach and Four Mile Beach before reaching Wilder Ranch State Park Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 89 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blufftop Trail 36.97798, -122.13657
Nearest town Gordola, CA

Directions

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Four Mile Beach–Table Rock Beach, 4 beaches

6.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 12–87 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: Blufftop Trail · 36.97798, -122.13657

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 70°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Cabrillo Highway & Coast Road stop 791 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Blufftop Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miPass Table Rock Beach.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miPass Wilder Ranch State Park Beach.
  5. 150 ftReach Four Mile Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

4% dirt1% sand95% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 66°55°
Wed 68°55°
Thu 76°59°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 82°64°
Sun 74°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cabrillo Highway & Coast Road stop 791 m from the trailhead

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