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UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus

On the Central California beach trails

Trail2.2 km · 1.4 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Wilder Ridge Loop 3.0 mi · 4.8 kmExplore Central California beach trails →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus is a trail in California, United States of America, about 2.2 km (1.4 mi) in length. It lies about 3.6 km southwest of Santa Cruz. By long-term climate averages it can be hiked year-round.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
California Coastal Commission
Beach group
California beach trails › Central California beach trails
Nearest town
3.6 km SW of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County, California) · GeoNames
Best months
Year-round
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.9520, -122.0632
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

More trails on the Central California beach trails

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Coastal Rail Trail

4.6 km · 1.7 mi · 2.8 km away

West Cliff Drive

4.9 km · 1.8 mi · 2.9 km away

Baldwin Loop

5.2 km · 3.5 mi · 5.6 km away

Santa Cruz Harbor Path

3.8 km · 3.5 mi · 5.6 km away

Coast Dairies

20 km · 7 mi · 11 km away

Seacliff State Beach Route

7.2 km · 9 mi · 14 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Wilder Ridge Loop

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · California

Eucalyptus Loop

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · California

Enchanted Loop

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · California

Chinquapin Trail

4.2 mi · 6.8 km · California

Big Rock Hole Trl

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · California

Cowell-Wilder Regional Trail

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · California

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