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MacKerricher State Park

Skip's Punchbowl–Lake Cleone, 10 beaches

11.4 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Skip's Punchbowl–Lake Cleone, 10 beaches is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Cleone, CA. The route passes Lake Cleone, Laguna Point Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach and 10 more before reaching Skip's Punchbowl at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 69 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.48978, -123.79356
Nearest town Cleone, CA
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Skip's Punchbowl–Lake Cleone, 10 beaches

11.4 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation -2–70 ft

Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park

Trailhead: 39.48978, -123.79356

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 65°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Cleone.
  3. 50 ftPass Laguna Point Beach.
  4. 0.9 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  5. 50 ftPass Laguna Point Beach.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  11. 0.3 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  12. 0.7 miPass Pudding Creek Beach.
  13. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ka Kahleh Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  20. 50 ftPass Glass Beach.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  25. 1.5 miPass Fort Bragg Landing.
  26. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miPass Noyo Beach.
  29. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 100 ftReach Skip's Punchbowl, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  33. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  38. 250 ftTurn left onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 1.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  42. 0.4 miBear right onto MacKerricher State Park Road, heading N.
  43. 0.8 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/lake-cleone-out-back

Trail surface

74% paved16% dirt9% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 65°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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