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East Side Access



Accessing the creek crossing from the east side provides the easiest trailhead access, but a longer hike than the west side.


Park at the main parking lot on Highway 35 - trailhead CM02. There are a variety of trail options that will take you to the El Corte de Madera Creek crossing, but the Methuselah trail is the most direct.


The hike is about 2.5 miles one way with an elevation loss of 800 ft. to the creek crossing.
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East Side Access




Accessing the creek crossing from the east side provides the easiest trailhead access, but a longer hike than the west side.


Park at the main parking lot on Highway 35 - trailhead CM02. There are a variety of trail options that will take you to the El Corte de Madera Creek crossing, but the Methuselah trail is the most direct.


The hike is about 2.5 miles one way with an elevation loss of 800 ft. to the creek crossing.
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The Methuselah Trail



The Methuselah trail runs approximately east to west across the preserve. It connects the main parking lot (trailhead CM02) on Highway 35 on the east side to Star Hill Rd. (trainhead CM08) on the west side.
Hiking distance one way is about 3.5 miles with an elevation loss of about 800 ft. to the El Corte de Madera Creek crossing followed by about 440 ft. of elevation gain up to Star Hill Rd.


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The Methuselah Trail




The Methuselah trail runs approximately east to west across the preserve. It connects the main parking lot (trailhead CM02) on Highway 35 on the east side to Star Hill Rd. (trainhead CM08) on the west side.
Hiking distance one way is about 3.5 miles with an elevation loss of about 800 ft. to the El Corte de Madera Creek crossing followed by about 440 ft. of elevation gain up to Star Hill Rd.


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Getting There



The main parking lot is located on the west side of Highway 35 (Skyline Boulevard), about one mile south of the Caltrans Skeggs Point parking area and 2.7 miles north of the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 84.


The preserve can also be accessed from the Caltrans Skeggs Point parking area via the El Corte de Madera Creek trail and the Tafoni Trail. There is parking for 25 cars at Skeggs Point which is on the east side of Highway 35, about 4 miles north of Highway 84 and 1.5 miles south of Kings Mountain Rd.
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Getting There




The main parking lot is located on the west side of Highway 35 (Skyline Boulevard), about one mile south of the Caltrans Skeggs Point parking area and 2.7 miles north of the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 84.


The preserve can also be accessed from the Caltrans Skeggs Point parking area via the El Corte de Madera Creek trail and the Tafoni Trail. There is parking for 25 cars at Skeggs Point which is on the east side of Highway 35, about 4 miles north of Highway 84 and 1.5 miles south of Kings Mountain Rd.
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El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve



More than 30 miles of multi-use trails are available at the 2,906-acre preserve. Popular for both hiking and mountain biking, visitors will find creekside trails, ocean and forest views, and experience a sense of remoteness while remaining close to an urban area.


The area was used for logging starting in 1860. Resourceful entrepreneurs spent the next 50 years building and operating eight different mills adjacent to the creeks of the preserve.
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El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve




More than 30 miles of multi-use trails are available at the 2,906-acre preserve. Popular for both hiking and mountain biking, visitors will find creekside trails, ocean and forest views, and experience a sense of remoteness while remaining close to an urban area.


The area was used for logging starting in 1860. Resourceful entrepreneurs spent the next 50 years building and operating eight different mills adjacent to the creeks of the preserve.
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West Side Access



The shortest route to the El Corte de Madera Creek crossing is from the west side trailhead CM08. To reach the trailhead turn west from Highway 35 onto Swett Rd. Swett Rd. is about 1 mile north of the Caltrans Skeggs Point parking area. Turn left (south) on Star Hill Rd. for about 2.5 miles. The trailhead is on the east side of the road at the intersection of Native Sons Rd.


The creek crossing is about 1 mile from the trailhead. The hike is a continual descent with an elevation loss of about 440 ft.
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West Side Access




The shortest route to the El Corte de Madera Creek crossing is from the west side trailhead CM08. To reach the trailhead turn west from Highway 35 onto Swett Rd. Swett Rd. is about 1 mile north of the Caltrans Skeggs Point parking area. Turn left (south) on Star Hill Rd. for about 2.5 miles. The trailhead is on the east side of the road at the intersection of Native Sons Rd.


The creek crossing is about 1 mile from the trailhead. The hike is a continual descent with an elevation loss of about 440 ft.
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El Corte de Madera Creek



El Corte de Madera Creek is located in the upper headwaters of the San Gregorio Creek Watershed, which provides critical habitat for steelhead trout and coho salmon downstream from the preserve.
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El Corte de Madera Creek




El Corte de Madera Creek is located in the upper headwaters of the San Gregorio Creek Watershed, which provides critical habitat for steelhead trout and coho salmon downstream from the preserve.
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