Three Mile Beach–Strawberry Beach, 6 beaches is a 9-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route passes Fern Grotto Beach, Sand Plant Beach, Fern Grotto Beach and 4 more before reaching Three Mile Beach at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 72 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Cove Landing Trail 36.95958, -122.08456
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Three Mile Beach–Strawberry Beach, 6 beaches
9 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 23–72 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Old Cove Landing Trail · 36.95958, -122.08456
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Cove Landing Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Fern Grotto Beach.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Sand Plant Beach.
- 50 ftPass Fern Grotto Beach.
- 50 ftPass Wilder Ranch State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Sand Plant Beach.
- 2.3 miPass Strawberry Beach.
- 50 ftPass Wilder Ranch State Park Beach.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Three Mile Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Ohlone Bluff Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Old Cove Landing Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 67°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity96%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
64°55°
Wed
68°55°
Thu
76°59°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
83°64°
Sun
74°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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