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Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Prairie Viewpoint–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 9 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Prairie Viewpoint–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 9 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Rincon, CA. The route passes Upper Quarry, Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, Pogonip Koi Pond and Prairie Viewpoint. It climbs 1,058 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 919 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 36.99888, -122.05618
Nearest town Rincon, CA
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Prairie Viewpoint–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 9 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 103–919 ft

Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: connector · 36.99888, -122.05618

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Crown and Merrill Colleges stop 86 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftPass Upper Quarry.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto LMC Path, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Across Campus, heading N.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Spring Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Geoff's Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Fuel Break Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftPass Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto U-Con Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading N.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miPass Pogonip Koi Pond.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spring Box Trail, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftSharp right onto Ohlone Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Spring Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Brayshaw Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miPass Prairie Viewpoint.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pogonip Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Golf Club Drive, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miReach Prairie Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pogonip Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brayshaw Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Spring Trail, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Ohlone Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp left onto Spring Box Trail, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftTurn right onto Spring Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading NE.
  38. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading NE.
  40. 250 ftTurn left onto U-Con Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Fuel Break Road, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  43. 0.3 miBear left onto Geoff's Trail, heading S.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading S.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  48. 250 ftTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading NE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  51. 0.3 miTurn left onto LMC Path, heading NW.
  52. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-trough-spring-prairie-viewpoint-out-back-4-viewpoints-8-km-2311

Trail surface

47% dirt30% gravel5% grass18% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Tue 70°54°
Wed 71°52°
Thu 73°56°
Fri 81°60°
Sat 80°61°
Sun 72°58°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: UCSC Crown and Merrill Colleges stop 86 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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