Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
False Gun Vista–East Slope Badlands, 6 beaches
1.9 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 52 min
False Gun Vista–East Slope Badlands, 6 beaches is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline near Atchison Village, CA. The route passes East Vista Point, False Gun Vista, East Slope Badlands and Keller Beach before reaching Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 476 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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False Gun Vista–East Slope Badlands, 6 beaches
1.9 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 52 min
Elevation 76–339 ft
Out & Back · Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
Trailhead: Crest Trail · 37.91691, -122.37337
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass East Vista Point.
- 0.2 miPass False Gun Vista.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass East Slope Badlands.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftPass Keller Beach.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach False Gun Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 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 0.3 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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