Porter Trail & Powerline via Aptos Creek Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It climbs 883 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 755 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Powerline 37.00652, -121.91548
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Porter Trail & Powerline via Aptos Creek Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 883 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 167–756 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Powerline · 37.00652, -121.91548
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Powerline, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Porter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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