Enter a remote wilderness few venture to go. The Lost Coast of California is a 25-mile stretch of land that while fairly flat, can be as challenging to hike as alpine mountain.
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LC DAY2
| Dist: 10.38 mi |
Points: 538 |
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LC DAY3
| Dist: 8.84 mi |
Points: 181 |
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LC DAY1
| Dist: 6.83 mi |
Points: 279 |
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LC DAY1
Big Creek
Location: 40.157650°, -124.210190°
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Big Flat Creek Sunset
Location: 40.128719°, -124.175598°
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Big Flat Sunset
Location: 40.127857°, -124.177567°
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Black Sand Beach
Location: 40.060986°, -124.079308°
Destination in sight.
Black Sands
Location: 40.082558°, -124.092346°
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Breaktime at Buck Creek
Location: 40.109005°, -124.121490°
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Buck Creek
Location: 40.108681°, -124.120605°
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Driftwood Shelter
Location: 40.128349°, -124.178123°
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IMG_1347
Location: 40.199017°, -124.274948°
IMG_1525
Location: 40.121025°, -124.156822°
LCT001
Location: 40.288971°, -124.356102°
Matolle cr trailhead; then L at y
LCT002
Location: 40.287201°, -124.358597°
L along fence line takes you to a sandy trail that eventually climbs on to the hill side.
LCT003
Location: 40.269699°, -124.362602°
Back to beach
LCT004
Location: 40.262218°, -124.363098°
This area is impassable at high tide.
LCT005
Location: 40.261139°, -124.362900°
Return to trail here
LCT006
Location: 40.255859°, -124.357498°
Cross 4 mi creek
LCT007
Location: 40.254108°, -124.355003°
Cooskie cr trail mrk
LCT008
Location: 40.249889°, -124.350800°
Punta Gorda lighthouse. Explore the ruins of the lighthouse that was abandonded ???.
LCT009
Location: 40.243919°, -124.341698°
Head up a hard packed trail which gets you off the beach and back to more familar terrain.
LCT010
Location: 40.240829°, -124.333801°
Sealion rock. From here, the bluff trail over looks Sealion rock. Use your camera or binoculars to zoom in on the action!
LCT011
Location: 40.239738°, -124.331497°
Leave the hard packed trail to hike on the beach.
LCT012
Location: 40.235050°, -124.325500°
Another Driftwood Shelter. This would be a good area to camp out if you cannot get past the next point because of high tide.
LCT013
Location: 40.233910°, -124.325203°
Boulders into the sea. This area is impassable at High Tide.
LCT014
Location: 40.219601°, -124.310600°
Coossie creek; Impassable areas ahead during high tide. Many camping areas here. Find an open driftwood shelter or follow the creek 150ft to the left to a protected meadow.
LCT015
Location: 40.213791°, -124.303497°
This area is impassable at High Tide
LCT016
Location: 40.200569°, -124.282700°
L at randal cr; THEN R on Trail. Look for the trail just past Randal Creek 20ft into the gulch. This begins a stretch of the most scenic part of the lost coast from Spanish Flat to Big Flat hiking through fields of wildflowers along an old Jeep trail.
LCT018
Location: 40.190559°, -124.265099°
Continue south at the intersection of unnamed Trail.
LCT019
Location: 40.185322°, -124.253998°
Spanish crk, R AT Y then R at trl marker
LCT020
Location: 40.179291°, -124.243896°
Oakcreek
LCT021
Location: 40.174469°, -124.232903°
Follow the trail R on Kinsee Ridge trail.
LCT022
Location: 40.172119°, -124.229797°
Kinsee Creek. This free flowing creek is a great spot for a lunch break and filling up the water bottle.
LCT023
Location: 40.167931°, -124.225304°
R on trl; Trail veers right. Left is a private road to a private cabin.
LCT024
Location: 40.159950°, -124.213699°
L up to trail Bypass beach
LCT025
Location: 40.156990°, -124.211601°
Big crk; L up to bluff tr THEN L up to bluff tr; Best bet for crossing Big Creek and staying dry is up stream.
LCT027
Location: 40.131962°, -124.181198°
R on Foot Path. Leave landing strip and follow the sandy footpath to Big Flat Creek.
LCT027
Location: 40.128059°, -124.176300°
Big Flat Creek. This is a perfect spot for camping. A number of driftwood shelters on both sides of Big Flat Creek and other camping areas back among the trees on the south side of the creek. Continuing on: Follow sandy trail south. No more jeep trail.
LCT028
Location: 40.122490°, -124.162697°
Return to beach hiking the rest of the way. There are a number of areas from here to Gitchell Creek that are impassible at high tide. This starts a long stretch of climbing on small boulders.
LCT029
Location: 40.121201°, -124.157204°
Back to slogging through the sand!
LCT030
Location: 40.117771°, -124.148399°
TIDEPOOLS. Look for Deer coming to the beach from Shipman Creek.
LCT031
Location: 40.108582°, -124.121803°
Buck Creek. Take a break and rest your feet from the soft sand. This creek can be difficult to cross in the Spring or early Summer.
LCT032
Location: 40.094292°, -124.102097°
Gitchell Creek. Camping areas deeper in. No more issues with the tides. It's all beach from here.
LCT033
Location: 40.068699°, -124.082100°
Horse Mtn Creek. This creek doesn't make it to the Ocean. Almost to the destination.
LCT034
Location: 40.045170°, -124.078598°
Shelter Cove. Parking lot can be seen from below. Follow bluff left to get to up to the Parking lot.
Massive Tree Trunk
Location: 40.065697°, -124.080070°
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Miller Flat Driftwood Shelter
Location: 40.127304°, -124.172028°
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More Wildflowers
Location: 40.181103°, -124.246201°
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Private Cabin
Location: 40.182091°, -124.249344°
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wildflowers
Location: 40.195816°, -124.270271°
Late Spring and early Summer bring carpets of wildflowers.
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