Trout Gulch Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It climbs 530 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 807 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road 37.01439, -121.90538
Nearest town Monte Toyon, CA
Directions
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Trout Gulch Trail
4 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 230–807 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: Aptos Creek Road · 37.01439, -121.90538
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Trout Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Trout Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Aptos Creek Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Sand Point Overlook–Big Slide Trail, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,453 ft
- Land of Medicine Buddha & 6 mile trail loop 12 mi · ▲ 2,031 ft
- Aptos Creek Fire Road 2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 213 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 363 ft
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