May 18, 2026. Occidental to Jenner. 14.5 miles.
Showing posts with label Sonoma Coast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sonoma Coast. Show all posts
Monday, May 18, 2026
Saturday, August 5, 2023
The Hard Way At Salt Point
One of our favorite hikes on the Sonoma Coast. We started from a pull-out along Coastal Highway 1 near Horseshoe Cove and hiked to the Sentinel Rock Overlook at Fisk Mill Cove. It's an interesting hike that takes one through coastal prairies, over forested knolls, along the rocky bluff, and finally through a overgrown forest area where the trail is hard to follow, there are two creek crossings that require a down-climb, and a lot of downed trees.
An out-and-back hike of 5 miles, but feels like 8 or 10.
The perfect hike would be a thru hike from Horseshoe Cove to Gristle Cove with a shuttle car at the Gristle Cove parking lot at Salt Point State Park. That would be a hard 6 mile hike because of the overgrown trail between Fisk Mill and Stump Beach Cove, but would allow you to hike almost the entire coastal portion of Salt Point State Park.
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Salt Point Hike
With Meet In The Middle hikers. 10 miles at the lovely Salt Point State Park.
This was a new trail for me. We hike along the bluff north of Gerstle Cove, then crossed Highway 1 to the east side and climbed up to and hiked on a ridge road for about a mile. Got back on trails and looped back down to the campgrounds and back to the start, where we enjoyed snacks and a little wine on the bluff.
Mostly forest hiking so we didn't have the classic Salt Point bluff views, but this was a great workout with a group of hikers that like the 3 mph+ pace. Two thumbs up!
(I had the settings on my Lumix LX10 messed up, so image quality isn't up to par)
Sunday, January 17, 2021
* January Sonoma Coast
A great morning hiking on the Sonoma Coast at Goat Rock. Starting just before sunrise, we hiked the Kortum Trail starting from the Goat Rock Road, and went South for about 2 1/2 miles. We stooped between Shell Beach and Wright's Beach for a breakfast of scrambled eggs and a Mate', and then hiked back. Before getting to the car we took a quick climb up Peaked Hill for a view North past Jenner.
I feel January is the best month to hike the Sonoma and Marin coasts. Between storms, the weather is sunny and very pleasant, and although it is always crowed there, January is a lot less crowed than the summer months.
Distance: 5.11 miles Time: 03:27:19 with breakfast
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