Horse Trough Spring–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 10 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Rincon, CA. The route passes Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, Pogonip Koi Pond and Horse Trough Spring before reaching Dodero Spring at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,024 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 1,122 ft10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.01626, -122.07717
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Horse Trough Spring–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 10 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 321–1,122 ft
Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.01626, -122.07717
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: 2519 Empire Grade stop 559 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mailboxes, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench.
- 50 ftTurn left onto U-Con Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Pogonip Koi Pond.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Box Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Horse Trough Spring.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ohlone Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Spring Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Quarry Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Dodero Spring.
- 50 ftReach Horse Trough Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Ohlone Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Spring Box Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto U-Con Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock and Roll, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mailboxes, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
63% gravel34% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: 2519 Empire Grade stop 559 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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