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Pillar Point Bluff

Ross Cove Beach–Jean Lauer Trail, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 45 min

Ross Cove Beach–Jean Lauer Trail, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Pillar Point Bluff near Princeton, CA. The route reaches Ross Cove Beach. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 187 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jean Lauer Trail 37.50343, -122.49822
Nearest town Princeton, CA
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Ross Cove Beach–Jean Lauer Trail, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 45 min

Elevation 47–187 ft

Out & Back · Pillar Point Bluff

Trailhead: Jean Lauer Trail · 37.50343, -122.49822

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Airport Street & La Granada Lane stop 658 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Jean Lauer Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Ross Cove Beach.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ross' Cove Trail, heading W.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Jean Lauer Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Pillar Point Bluff Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Jean Lauer Trail, heading S.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ross-cove-beach-jean-lauer-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

65% dirt35% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Airport Street & La Granada Lane stop 658 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Princeton, California