Wedding Rock & Wedding Rock Viewpoint via Rim Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 31 min
Wedding Rock & Wedding Rock Viewpoint via Rim Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Sue-meg State Park near Patricks Point, CA. The route passes Wedding Rock Viewpoint before reaching Wedding Rock at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wedding Rock & Wedding Rock Viewpoint via Rim Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 31 min
Elevation 83–220 ft
Out & Back · Sue-meg State Park
Trailhead: 41.13730, -124.15359
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Ceremonial Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wedding Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Wedding Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Wedding Rock Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Park Entrance Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ceremonial Rock Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive 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 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Rim Viewpoint–Ceremonial Rock Trail, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Sumêg Village Sunset Point–Rim Viewpoint, 5 sights 1.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Cannonball Beach & Rim Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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