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MacKerricher State Park

Johnson Rock–Pudding Creek Beach, 8 beaches

8.7 mi · ▲ 103 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Johnson Rock–Pudding Creek Beach, 8 beaches is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Cleone, CA. The route passes Laguna Point Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach and 8 more before reaching Johnson Rock at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 103 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 59 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MacKerricher State Park Road 39.48909, -123.79983
Nearest town Cleone, CA
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Johnson Rock–Pudding Creek Beach, 8 beaches

8.7 mi · ▲ 103 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation -2–59 ft

Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park

Trailhead: MacKerricher State Park Road · 39.48909, -123.79983

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on MacKerricher State Park Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Laguna Point Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  7. 0.2 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  8. 0.7 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  9. 0.3 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  10. 0.7 miPass Pudding Creek Beach.
  11. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ka Kahleh Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 350 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  18. 50 ftPass Glass Beach.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 1.5 miPass Fort Bragg Landing.
  24. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftReach Johnson Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  29. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  34. 250 ftTurn left onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 150 ftBear left onto MacKerricher State Park Road, heading N.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/johnson-rock-pudding-creek-beach-out-back-28-beaches

Trail surface

89% paved9% dirt1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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