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Año Nuevo State Park

Old Womans Creek Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Old Womans Creek Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Año Nuevo State Park near Butano Park, CA. It climbs 1,360 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 1,470 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Womans Creek Road 37.18571, -122.33953
Nearest town Butano Park, CA
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Old Womans Creek Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 103–1,470 ft

Out & Back · Año Nuevo State Park

Trailhead: Old Womans Creek Road · 37.18571, -122.33953

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start on Old Womans Creek Road, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miReach Old Womans Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-womans-creek-road-out-back-10-km-c5be

Weather

FogTemperature 62°F56°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 63°57°
Tue 63°56°
Wed 68°55°
Thu 69°55°
Fri 66°56°
Sat 65°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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