Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument

Pond 3A & South Fork East Branch Liddell Creek Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Pond 3A & South Fork East Branch Liddell Creek Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument near Davenport, CA. The route reaches Pond 3A. It climbs 1,188 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 472 ft · steepest grade: 27%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.00935, -122.18413
Nearest town Davenport, CA

Directions

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Pond 3A & South Fork East Branch Liddell Creek Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 37–473 ft

Out & Back · Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument

Trailhead: 37.00935, -122.18413

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 68°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miPass Pond 3A.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Rios Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Fork Liddell Creek Road, heading SW.
  8. 2.5 miReach Pond 3A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rios Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F53°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 64°54°
Wed 68°54°
Thu 75°58°
Fri 83°62°
Sat 82°63°
Sun 73°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

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