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MacKerricher State Park

Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches

5.4 mi · ▲ 131 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, CA. The route passes MacKerricher State Park Beach, Glass Beach, Pudding Creek Beach and 6 more before reaching Lake Cleone at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 131 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 59 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ka Kahleh Trail 39.45187, -123.81113
Nearest town Fort Bragg, CA
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Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches

5.4 mi · ▲ 131 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation -2–59 ft

Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park

Trailhead: Ka Kahleh Trail · 39.45187, -123.81113

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Fort Bragg Depot stop 773 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Glass Beach.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftPass Pudding Creek Beach.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Ka Kahleh Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading N.
  14. 500 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  18. 0.3 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  19. 0.6 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miPass Laguna Point Beach.
  22. 0.2 miReach Lake Cleone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  25. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ka Kahleh Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 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/lake-cleone-pudding-creek-beach-out-back-28-beaches-11-km

Trail surface

77% paved20% dirt2% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 65°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 63°52°
Sun 59°50°
Mon 60°54°
Tue 59°58°
Wed 59°57°
Thu 62°59° 17%

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 8:11 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Fort Bragg Depot stop 773 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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