Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr
Pogonip Creek Nature Loop is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Santa Cruz, CA. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 65–256 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.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Harvey West Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Stage Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Steeple Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Stage Trail, heading S.
- 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
- 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
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- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
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- Pogonip Creek Nature Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Pogonip Creek Nature Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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