Sharpe Overlook & Point Santa Cruz via West Cliff Multipurpose Cycleway is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lighthouse Field State Beach near Allegro Heights, CA. The route passes Point Santa Cruz before reaching Sharpe Overlook at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 43 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.95329, -122.03753
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Sharpe Overlook & Point Santa Cruz via West Cliff Multipurpose Cycleway
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 10–44 ft
Out & Back · Lighthouse Field State Beach
Trailhead: 36.95329, -122.03753
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 66°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Delaware Avenue & Woodrow Avenue stop 405 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Cliff Multipurpose Cycleway, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Point Santa Cruz.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Sharpe Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% paved2% gravel
Weather
FogTemperature 66°F55°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity93%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Tue
63°55°
Wed
68°55°
Thu
73°59°
Fri
74°63°
Sat
71°61°
Sun
70°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Delaware Avenue & Woodrow Avenue stop 405 m from the trailhead
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