Sand Hill Road
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Sand Hill Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Tolowa Dunes State Park near Crescent City, CA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sand Hill Road
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Elevation 44–87 ft
Out & Back · Tolowa Dunes State Park
Trailhead: Sand Hill Road · 41.79633, -124.22373
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 72°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sand Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:05 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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