AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Whale Bone Beach

3 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Whale Bone Beach is a 3-mile out-and-back near Lobitos, CA. The route reaches Whale Bone Beach. It climbs 515 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 673 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.41381, -122.42296
Nearest town Lobitos, CA
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Whale Bone Beach

3 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 159–672 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.41381, -122.42296

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Whale Bone Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whale-bone-beach-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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