Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Tolowa Dunes State Park near Crescent City, CA. The route passes Beach Sunset Point before reaching Lake Earl at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Earl–Beach Sunset Point, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 13–81 ft
Out & Back · Tolowa Dunes State Park
Trailhead: 41.79442, -124.21958
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 72°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Sand Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Beach Sunset Point.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cadre Point Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Earl, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Sand Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:05 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Dead Lake Trail 3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Sand Hill Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Beach Sunset Point & Beach Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Sweetwater Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Dead Lake Trail & Sweetwater Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Beach Sunset Point–Beach Trail, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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