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MacKerricher State Park

Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 5 beaches

4.5 mi · ▲ 131 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 5 beaches is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, CA. The route passes Pudding Creek Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach and 3 more before reaching Lake Cleone at the turnaround, 2.2 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 – 49 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ten Mile Railroad 39.45791, -123.80793
Nearest town Fort Bragg, CA
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Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 5 beaches

4.5 mi · ▲ 131 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation -2–51 ft

Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park

Trailhead: Ten Mile Railroad · 39.45791, -123.80793

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ten Mile Railroad, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Pudding Creek Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  8. 0.3 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  9. 0.6 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miPass Laguna Point Beach.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto MacKerricher State Park Road, heading NE.
  13. 300 ftReach Lake Cleone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftBear left onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ten Mile Railroad, heading SE.
  20. 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-26-beaches-7-km-f56f

Trail surface

94% paved5% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 65°F51°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 63°53°
Sun 70°50°
Mon 81°49°
Tue 81°56°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 77°61° 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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