Trails
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Old Cove Landing Trail at Wilder Ranch
Beautiful and blustery stroll along the Pacific Coast north of Santa Cruz, California
Beautiful and blustery stroll along the Pacific Coast north of Santa Cruz, California
Easy
2.6 mi/
4.2 km
4.2 km
Bluffs, a Beach Cave, and the Historic Ranch
Wilder Ranch SP: A 1/2 day visit to the lower park.
Wilder Ranch SP: A 1/2 day visit to the lower park.
Easy
3.5 mi/
5.6 km
5.6 km
Natural Bridges State Beach Tidepools Exploration
The intertidal rocks at Natural Bridges State Beach are covered in life: sea stars, seaweeds, urchins, crabs and more.
The intertidal rocks at Natural Bridges State Beach are covered in life: sea stars, seaweeds, urchins, crabs and more.
Moderate
0.3 mi/
0.5 km
0.5 km
Natural Bridges State Beach
Summary
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Natural Bridges State Beach
Between the ocean and the edge of Santa Cruz lies one of the largest monarch butterfly overwintering sites in the west.
Between the ocean and the edge of Santa Cruz lies one of the largest monarch butterfly overwintering sites in the west.
n/a
1.1 mi/
1.8 km
1.8 km
Guides
Beautiful and blustery stroll along the Pacific Coast north of Santa Cruz, California
The intertidal rocks at Natural Bridges State Beach are covered in life: sea stars, seaweeds, urchins, crabs and more.
Wilder Ranch SP: A 1/2 day visit to the lower park.
Between the ocean and the edge of Santa Cruz lies one of the largest monarch butterfly overwintering sites in the west.
Community Trips
This route traces the path from the road to the entrance to Santa Cruz Hell Hole aka Ixl cave. This cave is a tight hour or two in to a 90' rappel into a popular chamber called the Hall of Faces. Amazing journey, not for the faint of heart or claustrophobic. More information can be found searching for Ixl Cave, but most of it is outdated (10+ years). I'll try to put together a writeup...
Hares: Puff the Magic Drag Queen and TimmyRA: Butt BallsTrail notes: dBASED gives up at the check from hell after around 20 minutes, runs trail backwards for a while, looses trail, and heads back to start. Other tossers arrive soon afterward. Hares arrive around 30-40 minutes later. Those few that do the entire trail arrive in the middle of religion.
Hares: Bumble Balls and HogasmRA : JordassBeer Check: at Bumble Balls placeStart: Seabright LoungeEnd: Finger Nips placeOn-On-On: Announced to be Brady's, started at Seabright lounge instead.Trails notes: Trail featured only something like 3 checks, and none for about 2 miles. Most of the pack got clued into the finish being at Finger Nips house and went directly there.Down Down Notes:Finger Nips asks for a Hash silence, then yells at her drunken neighbor:...
Start: Calahan'sEnd: 3rd Floor Front Street Parking LotHares: Harry Potter and Broke Bench MountainRA: Broke Bench MountainAlcohol check: San Lorenzo LevyTrail Notes:dBASED gets lucky this week and snares Hairy Potter (again)Hare Broke Bench Mountain gets confused at the beginning of the trail and marks false trail instead of a back checkThe pack takes 15 minutes to solve the first check.Most of the pack does not do the entire trail. Those that do,...
A wonderful day in early fall. Only in California. The market had
collapsed, but these people here didn't seem too worried about it.
Kids of every stripe, and parents too. My
companions wore me out, looking for them, and following them on rides
like the Fireball. Ugh! after that one, my stomach felt like it was
going to stay on the ride. I didn't do any more after that.
Start: Inside Snatch.com's HouseHares: Banana Basher & Auntie CumymaBeer check: Top of Walnut Street GarageRA: Jordass for MenHighlights: Beer for beer check is in Banana Bashers truck. Banana Basher leaves his keys to his truck at the start. He has to run back to the start so he can open his truck for the beer check. On the way, he gets pulled over for jay walking by a cop. He begs off...
