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Tolowa Dunes State Park

Pala Road & Pasture Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 54 min

Pala Road & Pasture Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Tolowa Dunes State Park near Yontocket, CA. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 52 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pala Road 41.90823, -124.18838
Nearest town Yontocket, CA
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Pala Road & Pasture Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 54 min

Elevation 9–53 ft

Out & Back · Tolowa Dunes State Park

Trailhead: Pala Road · 41.90823, -124.18838

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:33 PM

  1. Start on Pala Road, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miReach Pala Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 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/pasture-road-out-back-4-km-d92c

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:58 PM for the 8:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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