Backpacking the Lost Coast – SoCal Hiker

Overview

We arrived at Mattole Beach early in the evening. The trailhead has a scattering of car campsites, which we were eager to leave behind. We donned our backpacks, hit the trail, and promptly lost ourselves in the vast beauty of the coast. It feels somehow primal; the convergence of sea and land on this solitary, rugged section of the Northern California coastline. There are no roads on this section of the coast–the terrain is too rugged. There is no cell phone coverage. And we saw very few people. We were disconnected from the modern world, and reconnecting to the land, the sea and ourselves.

Trail Stats

Duration
68.4 hr
Length
45.6 km
Elevation Gain
6467 m
High Point
43 m
Low Point
-34 m
Grade

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