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Lagoon Pond & Hidden Beach Trail via Coastal Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near False Klamath, CA. The route passes Lagoon Pond before reaching Lagoon Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 118 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hidden Beach Trail 41.58444, -124.08807
Nearest town False Klamath, CA

Directions

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Lagoon Pond & Hidden Beach Trail via Coastal Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 19–119 ft

Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks

Trailhead: Hidden Beach Trail · 41.58444, -124.08807

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:33 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hidden Beach Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Coastal Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miPass Lagoon Pond.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Yurok Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 400 ftReach Lagoon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Coastal Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miBear left onto Hidden Beach Trail, heading S.
  8. 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:33 PM
Tue 75°53°
Wed 79°54°
Thu 83°62°
Fri 85°61°
Sat 86°63°
Sun 88°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:58 PM for the 8:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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