Upper Moore Creek Natural Reserve via Across Campus is a 1-mile out-and-back in Seep Zone Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Upper Moore Creek Natural Reserve at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi732 – 846 ft1.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: ISB Bridge 36.99950, -122.05895
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Upper Moore Creek Natural Reserve via Across Campus
1 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 24 min
Elevation 732–845 ft
Out & Back · Seep Zone Natural Reserve
Trailhead: ISB Bridge · 36.99950, -122.05895
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Across Campus, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Upper Moore Creek Natural Reserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Spring Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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