Loma Prieta Grade via Aptos Creek Fire Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 328 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road 37.01439, -121.90538
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Loma Prieta Grade via Aptos Creek Fire Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 53 min
Elevation 230–329 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road · 37.01439, -121.90538
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Millpond Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Loma Prieta Grade, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Loma Prieta Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millpond Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Aptos Creek Road Trailhead
- Aptos Creek Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 213 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Aptos Creek Fire Road 2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 363 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 393 ft
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