Black Sands Beach via Lost Coast Trail
25.5 mi
Distance
15 hrs 12 min
Time
terrain
340 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail to Black Sands Beach Trailhead in King Range Wilderness Area.
This trail goes by Mattole Beach Trailhead, Mattole Beach, Windy Point, Punta Gorda, Sea Lion Gulch, Cooskie Creek, Randall Creek, Camp Wolfman, Spanish Flats, Spanish Creek, Kinsey Creek, Big Creek Camp, Big Flat, Shipman Creek, Buck Creek, Gitchell Creek, Place for a tent, Horse Mountain Creek, and Black Sands Beach.
Sights to See
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Public Tracks
Lost Coast Trail, Northern section shelter cove to mattole
Option 1
Day 1- Mattole to Sea Lion Gulch (5.4 miles, 3 hrs, moderate)
Day 2- Sea Lion to Spanish Flat (7 miles, 3 hrs, strenuous)
Day 3-Spanish Flat to Miller Flat (7.5 miles 4-5 hours strenuous)
Day 4 Miller Flat to shelter cove (10 miles, 5 hrs, strenuous)
Option 2
Day 1 - Mattole topunta Gorda lighthouse (lunch) to Spanish Creek (9 miles)
Day 2 - Spanish creek to Big flats (lunch) to buck creek(11 mile)
Day 3 Buck Creek to black sands beach (5 miles)
Lost Coast Trail, Northern section shelter cove to mattole
Option 1
Day 1- Mattole to Sea Lion Gulch (5.4 miles, 3 hrs, moderate)
Day 2- Sea Lion to Spanish Flat (7 miles, 3 hrs, strenuous)
Day 3-Spanish Flat to Miller Flat (7.5 miles 4-5 hours strenuous)
Day 4 Miller Flat to shelter cove (10 miles, 5 hrs, strenuous)
Option 2
Day 1 - Mattole topunta Gorda lighthouse (lunch) to Spanish Creek (9 miles)
Day 2 - Spanish creek to Big flats (lunch) to buck creek(11 mile)
Day 3 Buck Creek to black sands beach (5 miles)
CE Lost Coast - King Range Conservation Area
Starting Trailhead - Mouth of Mattole
Night 1 - Punta Gorda Lighthouse Area
Night 2 - Spanish Flat
Night 3 - Miller Flat
Night 4 - Horse Mountain Creek
Ending Trailhead - Black Sands Beach
CE Lost Coast - King Range Conservation Area
Starting Trailhead - Mouth of Mattole
Night 1 - Punta Gorda Lighthouse Area
Night 2 - Spanish Flat
Night 3 - Miller Flat
Night 4 - Horse Mountain Creek
Ending Trailhead - Black Sands Beach
CE Lost Coast - King Range Conservation Area
Starting Trailhead - Mouth of Mattole
Night 1 - Punta Gorda Lighthouse Area
Night 2 - Spanish Flat
Night 3 - Miller Flat
Night 4 - Horse Mountain Creek
Ending Trailhead - Black Sands Beach
LOST COAST TRAIL
Distance: 26.0 miles<br>Minimum Elevation: -60 feet<br>Maximum Elevation: 131 feet
LOST COAST TRAIL
Distance: 26.0 miles<br>Minimum Elevation: -60 feet<br>Maximum Elevation: 131 feet
LOST COAST TRAIL
Distance: 26.0 miles<br>Minimum Elevation: -60 feet<br>Maximum Elevation: 131 feet
