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Blind Beach to Wrights Beach via Kortum Trail is a 72 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Occidental California that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels.

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Length 72 miElevation gain 787 ftRoute type Out. The Kortum trailhead is located at the parking area at Shell Beach and will take you down a route that runs alongside the cliffs and offers spectacular views. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round.

Well hike the Kortum Trail from Shell Beach to Blind Beach. The Kortum Trail extends from Blind Beach to Wrights Beach. Mar 23 2016 Hikes 31 and 32 explore the length of the Kortum Trail dividing it into the north section and the south section.

If you are looking for both a gorgeous vista point and a few miles of trails next to the ocean Shell Beach and Kortum trail are just the ticket. Connecting Blind Beach near Goat Rock in the north to Wrights Beach in the south the full length of the Kortum Trail traverses 38 miles of Sonoma Coast State Park and offers sweeping views of the great blue Pacific offshore sea stacks and access to a fun little climbing crag along the way. The moderate out-and-back Blind Beach Trail is a steep narrow trail with precarious wood steps that descend the bluffs to Blind Beach.

There are shoulder spots outside the parking lot for a few cars. Oct 14 2020 For an easygoing beach-hopping hike with plenty of dramatic scenery connect Shell Beach to Blind Beach along the beautiful blufftop Kortum Trail. The Kortum Trail meanders through coastal prairie along the bluff for more than 35 miles above Wrights Beach to Blind Beach but only two short stretches near Wrights Beach and near Shell Beach are accessible.

Access parking is midway along the trail at Shell Beach at Wrights Beach. This hike follows the north section from Blind Beach to Shell Beach. The Kortum Trail begins from the road just south of the upper parking lot and follows the bluff south past rocks known as the Sunset Boulders and Shell Beach on the way to Wrights Beach about three miles away.