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Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Beach & Edwin L. Z'berg Natural Preserve Beach via North Fire Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park near Tahoma Meadows, CA. The route passes Edwin L. Z'berg Natural Preserve Beach before reaching Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Beach at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 830 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,749 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.06272, -120.15215
Nearest town Tahoma Meadows, CA

Directions

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Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Beach & Edwin L. Z'berg Natural Preserve Beach via North Fire Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,244–6,749 ft

Out & Back · Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

Trailhead: 39.06272, -120.15215

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftPass Edwin L. Z'berg Natural Preserve Beach.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miPass Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Beach.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto North Beach Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftReach Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Rod Beaudry Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  23. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

61% dirt10% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 81°58°
Fri 81°59°
Sat 81°59°
Sun 82°57°

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