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Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Jughandle & Jug Handle Beach via Ecological Staircase Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Jughandle & Jug Handle Beach via Ecological Staircase Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Caspar, CA. The route passes Jug Handle Beach and Jug Handle Beach before reaching Jughandle at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 243 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37537, -123.79628
Nearest town Caspar, CA
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Jughandle & Jug Handle Beach via Ecological Staircase Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 9–244 ft

Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.37537, -123.79628

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miPass Jug Handle Beach.
  4. 0.2 miPass Jug Handle Beach.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftReach Jughandle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 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/jughandle-jug-handle-beach-out-back-3-beaches-5-km-dab0

Trail surface

4% dirt1% boardwalk95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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