Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument
Pond 3A & South Fork East Branch Liddell Creek Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 3 hr
Pond 3A & South Fork East Branch Liddell Creek Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument near Bonny Doon, CA. The route reaches Pond 3A at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,404 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pond 3A & South Fork East Branch Liddell Creek Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 37–749 ft
Out & Back · Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument
Trailhead: connector · 37.02478, -122.15493
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto South Fork Liddell Creek Road, heading W.
- 3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Pond 3A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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