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MacKerricher State Park

Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Cleone, CA. The route passes Lake Cleone, Laguna Point Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach and 7 more before reaching Glass Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 95 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 59 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Haul Road Multiuse Path 39.48963, -123.79686
Nearest town Cleone, CA
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Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation -2–59 ft

Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park

Trailhead: Haul Road Multiuse Path · 39.48963, -123.79686

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 65°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Cleone.
  3. 50 ftPass Laguna Point Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  5. 0.2 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  6. 0.2 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  7. 0.7 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  8. 0.3 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  9. 0.7 miPass Pudding Creek Beach.
  10. 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ka Kahleh Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 350 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
  17. 50 ftPass Glass Beach.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftReach Lake Cleone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftTurn left onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 2.1 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/pudding-creek-beach-mackerricher-state-park-beach-out-back-25-beaches

Trail surface

88% paved9% dirt2% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 65°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity84%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 63°52°
Sun 70°50°
Mon 81°49°
Tue 81°56°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 77°61° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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