Pescadero Creek County Park

Ocean View Trail & Old Haul Road via Butano Ridge Fire Road

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,993 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Ocean View Trail & Old Haul Road via Butano Ridge Fire Road is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Creek County Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 2,993 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 2,313 ft · steepest grade: 26%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail 37.21486, -122.22145
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA

Directions

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Ocean View Trail & Old Haul Road via Butano Ridge Fire Road

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,993 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 335–2,314 ft

Out & Back · Pescadero Creek County Park

Trailhead: Basin Easement Trail · 37.21486, -122.22145

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Basin Easement Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftSharp right onto Butano Fire Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Butano Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.9 miBear right onto Ocean View Trail, heading N.
  6. 2.2 miBear left onto Old Haul Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Ocean View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Ocean View Trail, heading SE.
  9. 2.2 miBear left onto Butano Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
  10. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Butano Fire Road, heading SE.
  11. 1.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftSharp right onto Basin Easement Trail, heading SW.
  13. 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

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 80°50°
Thu 80°49°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 84°54°
Sun 76°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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