Heart n Sole Santa Rosa, CA

Sonoma Coast State Park
Shell Beach
8.4 miles

MapMyRun or Strava

    Shell Beach along the Coast and loop around Pomo Canyon/Red Hill - 8.4 miles

    • Start at Parking lot
    • Begin at far end of Parking Lot facing the Ocean
    • RIGHT onto Kortum Trail Towards Goat Rock
    • 1.25 miles - At Rock outcroping on the Bluff go around to far side
                - With the outcroping on the Right, pass 2 left turns and continue straight
                - Most of this section will be grass
                - Trail will head up the hill
    • 1.7 miles - RIGHT hair pin to head back down the hill
                - You will almost have reached Goat Rock Road & Highway 1
    • 2.0 miles - At other rock outcroping go around to other side.
                - Either Direction
    • 2.2 miles - LEFT on Bluff Trail back to the Parking lot
                - Retrace your steps
    • 3.2 miles - Reach the parking lot
    • 3.3 miles - CROSS Highway 1
                - CONTINUE UP Pomo Canyon Trail
    • 3.9 miles - LEFT to stay on Pomo Canyon Trail
    • 5.4 miles - HARD RIGHT U-TURN onto Red Hill Trail
                - DO NOT CONTINUE DOWN TO POMO CAMPGROUND
    • 5.8 miles - LEFT at 3 Way intersection
                - All trails say "Red Hill Trail"
    • 6.3 miles - Reach the Top of Red Hill
    • 6.3 miles - TURN AROUND retrace you steps
    • 6.6 miles - LEFT at 3 way intersection
    • 7.8 miles - LEFT onto Pomo Canyon Trail
    • 8.3 miles - CROSS Highway 1
    • 8.4 miles - Finish

Route Info

  • Start Elevation - 104 ft
  • Max Elevation - 1043 ft
  • Minimum Elevation - 98 ft
  • Net Elevation - 955 ft
  • Out and Back along the bluff to start
  • Second part is a loop with and out and back to the top.

    • Directions to the Run

  • Start at Heart & Sole Sports
  • South on Brookwood Ave - go .1 mile
  • Right 3rd Street - go 1 mile
  • Left for 101 South - go .1 miles
  • 12 West - go 6.7 miles
  • Turns into Bodega Ave (in Sebastapol) - go 6.7 miles
  • Right Highway 1 - go 11 miles.
  • Left into Shell Beach parking lot
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