Tide Pool overlook–Laguna Point, 6 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 131 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Tide Pool overlook–Laguna Point, 6 beaches is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, CA. The route passes Pudding Creek Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach, MacKerricher State Park Beach and 5 more before reaching MacKerricher State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 131 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tide Pool overlook–Laguna Point, 6 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 131 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation -2–51 ft
Out & Back · MacKerricher State Park
Trailhead: Ten Mile Railroad · 39.45791, -123.80793
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ten Mile Railroad, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Pudding Creek Beach.
- 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Haul Road Multiuse Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
- 0.6 miPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
- 0.6 miPass Harbor Seal & Whale Overlook.
- 50 ftPass Laguna Point.
- 50 ftPass MacKerricher State Park Beach.
- 100 ftReach Tide Pool overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ten Mile Railroad, heading S.
- 50 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 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Ten Mile Railroad Trailhead
- Johnson Rock–Pudding Creek Beach, 6 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lake Cleone–Pudding Creek Beach, 5 beaches 4.5 mi · ▲ 131 ft
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