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Pescadero Creek County Park

Towne Viewpoint–Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,962 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Towne Viewpoint–Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Pescadero Creek County Park near La Honda, CA. The route reaches Towne Viewpoint. It climbs 1,962 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Fire Road 37.30214, -122.27585
Nearest town La Honda, CA
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Towne Viewpoint–Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,962 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 208–1,155 ft

Out & Back · Pescadero Creek County Park

Trailhead: Ridge Fire Road · 37.30214, -122.27585

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start on Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  5. 300 ftBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miPass Towne Viewpoint.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Towne Fire Road, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftSharp right onto Pomponio Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.2 miReach Towne Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 1.2 miSharp left onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto East Brook Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Towne Fire Road, heading N.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading W.
  30. 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
  31. 300 ftContinue straight onto East Brook Trail, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftBear right onto Towne Fire Road, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Fire Road, heading W.
  34. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/towne-viewpoint-ridge-fire-road-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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