Horse Trough Spring–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Horse Trough Spring–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 5 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Rincon, CA. The route passes Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench and Pogonip Koi Pond before reaching Horse Trough Spring at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 509 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horse Trough Spring–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 414–812 ft
Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: East Road · 37.00210, -122.05213
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Crown Circle stop 300 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on U-Con Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Pogonip Koi Pond.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Box Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Horse Trough Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto U-Con Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive 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: Crown Circle stop 300 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from East Road Trailhead
- Chinquapin Road–Chinquapin Trail, 4 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft
- Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Broncos, 6 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Horseback Hill–Horse Trough Spring, 6 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft
- Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Chinquapin Road Loop, 8 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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