Pasture Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Pasture Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Tolowa Dunes State Park near Pacific Shores, CA. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pasture Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 12–85 ft
Out & Back · Tolowa Dunes State Park
Trailhead: 41.86946, -124.19616
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Pasture Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Pasture Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:04 PM for the 8:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 8 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Pala Road via Pasture Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 200 ft
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