Sand Beach–Pescadero Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve near Pescadero, CA. The route passes Sand Beach before reaching Pescadero Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 72 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Pond Trail 37.27365, -122.40874
Nearest town Pescadero, CA
Directions
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Sand Beach–Pescadero Beach, 3 beaches
2.2 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 46 min
Elevation 6–74 ft
Out & Back · Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve
Trailhead: North Pond Trail · 37.27365, -122.40874
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sequoia Audubon Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Sand Beach.
- 0.9 miPass Pescadero Beach.
- 0.2 miReach Sand Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 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
20% sand80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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