Skip's Punchbowl–MacKerricher State Park Beach, 5 beaches
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Skip's Punchbowl–MacKerricher State Park Beach, 5 beaches is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, CA. The route passes MacKerricher State Park Beach, Glass Beach, Fort Bragg Landing and Noyo Beach before reaching Skip's Punchbowl at the turnaround, 2.2 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.
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Skip's Punchbowl–MacKerricher State Park Beach, 5 beaches
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 36–70 ft
Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park
Trailhead: Ka Kahleh Trail · 39.45187, -123.81113
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Fort Bragg Depot stop 773 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ka Kahleh Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Glass Beach.
- 1.5 miPass Fort Bragg Landing.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Noyo Beach.
- 100 ftReach Skip's Punchbowl, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.6 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 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fort Bragg Depot stop 773 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Ka Kahleh Trail Trailhead
- Pudding Creek Beach–MacKerricher State Park Beach, 3 beaches 3.6 mi · ▲ 158 ft
- Noyo Point Sunset Spot–MacKerricher State Park Beach, 5 beaches 4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches 5.4 mi · ▲ 131 ft
- Tide Pool overlook–Laguna Point, 7 beaches 5.4 mi · ▲ 131 ft
- Noyo Point Sunset Spot–MacKerricher State Park Beach, 5 beaches 5.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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