Garden of Weeden–Geoff's Trail, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Seep Zone Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi843 – 1,093 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Across Campus 37.00241, -122.06161
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Garden of Weeden–Geoff's Trail, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 842–1,093 ft
Out & Back · Seep Zone Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Across Campus · 37.00241, -122.06161
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Science Hill stop 276 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Garden of Weeden, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Geoff's Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Garden of Weeden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Geoff's Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Garden of Weeden, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Camper Park, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading S.
- 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 surface
47% dirt1% gravel52% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity97%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
69°50°
Wed
69°51°
Thu
73°56°
Fri
81°59°
Sat
79°60°
Sun
71°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Science Hill stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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