Eagle Viewpoint–Three Mile Beach, 8 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,490 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Eagle Viewpoint–Three Mile Beach, 8 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. The route passes Eagle Viewpoint and Three Mile Beach before reaching Four Mile Beach at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,490 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Eagle Viewpoint–Three Mile Beach, 8 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,490 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 63–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Camper Park · 37.00346, -122.06620
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Kresge College stop 497 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto 44 Logs, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Baldwin Loop, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Eagle Cutoff, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Eagle Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Baldwin Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Three Mile Beach.
- 50 ftPass Four Mile Beach.
- 150 ftReach Eagle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Eagle Cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Baldwin Loop, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 44 Logs, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Kresge College stop 497 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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