Basin Trail & Portola Trail via Butano Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Basin Trail & Portola Trail via Butano Ridge Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Creek County Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 1,759 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Basin Trail & Portola Trail via Butano Ridge Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 524–2,164 ft
Out & Back · Pescadero Creek County Park
Trailhead: Old Haul Road · 37.24455, -122.21512
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Portola Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Butano Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Portola Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Butano Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Portola Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from Old Haul Road Trailhead
- Old Haul Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Butano Ridge Trail & Portola Trail Loop via Old Haul Road 3 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Snag Trail via Old Haul Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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