The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Vienna Woods Trail via Aptos Creek Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Vienna Woods Trail via Aptos Creek Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Monte Toyon, CA. It climbs 924 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Vienna Woods Trail via Aptos Creek Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 121–623 ft
Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Trailhead: 37.00017, -121.91427
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 77°F / low 57° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Aptos Creek Road, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Aptos Rancho Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Terrace Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Vienna Woods Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Vienna Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Terrace Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Aptos Rancho Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Aptos Creek Road
More from this trailhead
- Aptos Creek Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 714 ft
- Aptos Creek Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 687 ft
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