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Pogonip Open Space Preserve

"The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House & Fern Trail via Brayshaw Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 59 min

"The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House & Fern Trail via Brayshaw Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Pasatiempo, CA. The route reaches "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House. It climbs 353 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.99471, -122.03510
Nearest town Pasatiempo, CA
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"The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House & Fern Trail via Brayshaw Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 59 min

Elevation 37–257 ft

Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 36.99471, -122.03510

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Santa Cruz METRO Administration Offices stop 541 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Brayshaw Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Brayshaw Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Emma McCrary Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftArrive 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/the-lost-boys-grandpas-house-fern-trail-out-back

Trail surface

37% dirt23% gravel3% paved37% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity93%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Tue 67°55°
Wed 68°54°
Thu 73°59°
Fri 74°63°
Sat 71°61°
Sun 70°59°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Santa Cruz METRO Administration Offices stop 541 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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