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Pescadero Creek County Park

Towne Viewpoint–East Brook Trail, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Towne Viewpoint–East Brook Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Creek County Park near La Honda, CA. The route reaches Towne Viewpoint. It climbs 1,573 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pomponio Trail 37.26196, -122.24113
Nearest town La Honda, CA
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Towne Viewpoint–East Brook Trail, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 310–1,155 ft

Out & Back · Pescadero Creek County Park

Trailhead: Pomponio Trail · 37.26196, -122.24113

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 94°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Pomponio Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Shaw Flat Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Towne Fire Road, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Pomponio Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading N.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pomponio Trail, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftPass Towne Viewpoint.
  17. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftReach Towne Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.7 miBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Towne Fire Road, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading SW.
  25. 200 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pomponio Trail, heading SW.
  27. 300 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
  28. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pomponio Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftSharp left onto Shaw Flat Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 300 ftBear right onto Pomponio Trail, heading SE.
  33. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/towne-viewpoint-out-back-10-km-cd8d

Trail surface

1% grass99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F53°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
95°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 86°53°
Wed 81°50°
Thu 95°56°
Fri 101°62°
Sat 96°59°
Sun 88°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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