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Punta Gorda Lighthouse – Cooksie Creek Delta loop from Gorda 2

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Humboldt County

Punta Gorda Lighthouse – Cooksie Creek Delta loop from Gorda 2

Hard

4.6

(2229)

9,622

hikers

Punta Gorda Lighthouse – Cooksie Creek Delta loop from Gorda 2

08:21

27.6km

790m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

King Range Wilderness

Rocks and Islands Wilderness

King Range National Conservation Area

Waypoints

A

Start point

1

6.90 km

End of Windy Point Rd at 4-Mile Beach

Highlight • Beach

The gravel road named after Windy Point, the tall mountain just north along the coast, ends here at some cabins and a sandy beach on both sides of 4-mile Creek. …

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2

7.61 km

Conical Rock beach - Punta Gorda

Highlight • Beach

This is the actual Punta Gorda, the most western cape along the Lost Coast Trail. The lighthouse of that name is a mile further south. Here the beach is only …

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3

9.36 km

Beach with Elephant Seals

Highlight • Beach

A lively colony of these almost hunted to extinction elsewhere survived here, and later repopulated other colonies further south.

Tip by

4

9.42 km

Punta Gorda Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Punta Gorda Lighthouse via Lost Cost Trail is a 5.5 mile out and back trail located near Petrolia, CA, 12 miles (19 km) south of Cape Mendocino, California, within Humboldt …

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5

11.2 km

Seal Rock - Sea Lion Gulch

Highlight • Natural Monument

Good place to come close to the colonies of seals

Tip by

6

14.9 km

Cooksie Creek Delta

Highlight • River

This is a great place to make camp for the first night.

Tip by

7

18.1 km

Randall Creek delta 🌊 ⛺

Highlight • Beach

Randall Creek empties into the Pacific Ocean about half-way between Mattole and Black Sands Beach, making for a convenient campsite on a safe flat terrace above the beach. Spring is …

Tip by

8

23.0 km

Wet Man's Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Do NOT try and pass during high tide. Even at medium tide, this pass can be tough.

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B

27.6 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.6 km

Surfaces

17.7 km

9.86 km

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