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Pescadero Creek County Park

Towne Viewpoint–Cayote Hill Road, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Towne Viewpoint–Cayote Hill Road, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Creek County Park near La Honda, CA. The route reaches Towne Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 594 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cayote Hill Road 37.28936, -122.26854
Nearest town La Honda, CA
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Towne Viewpoint–Cayote Hill Road, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 790–1,155 ft

Out & Back · Pescadero Creek County Park

Trailhead: Cayote Hill Road · 37.28936, -122.26854

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Cayote Hill Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miReach Towne Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading N.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Fire Road, heading W.
  16. 500 ftBear left onto Cayote Hill Road, heading W.
  17. 0.3 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-6-km

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 85°F50°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity98%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 80°50°
Wed 77°52°
Thu 94°55°
Fri 99°61°
Sat 95°58°
Sun 87°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM — 3 min before dark.

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