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DeLaveaga Park

Beehive Tree–Branciforte Creek Trail, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Beehive Tree–Branciforte Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in DeLaveaga Park near Live Oak, CA. The route reaches Beehive Tree at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 331 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Vineyard Trail (East) 36.99277, -121.99530
Nearest town Live Oak, CA
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Beehive Tree–Branciforte Creek Trail, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 93–332 ft

Out & Back · DeLaveaga Park

Trailhead: Old Vineyard Trail (East) · 36.99277, -121.99530

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Vineyard Trail (East), heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miSharp right onto To Upper Park Road, heading S.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Enchanted Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wizard Hat, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Branciforte Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Beehive Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wizard Hat, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Enchanted Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto To Upper Park Road, heading S.
  12. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Old Vineyard Trail (East), heading SE.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/la-corona-out-back-8-km-86fd

Trail surface

57% paved10% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F56°
Precip11%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat 78°53°
Sun 74°50°
Mon 71°56°
Tue 70°60°
Wed 70°59° 20%
Thu 76°66° 18%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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