You asked: Plan me a three-day backpacking trip on the Lost Coast Trail.

Three days on the Lost Coast, north to south

This plan walks the northern Lost Coast Trail in California, from Mattole Beach to Black Sands Beach, with the ocean on your right the whole way. Tap a day to see its leg on the map and what to watch for.

The route

Map and itinerary

Days

3

two nights

Trail distance

 

measured along the mapped trail

Tide zone

1

impassable at high tide

Direction

N to S

    Where the route comes from

    Source

    About the distances. The route and the miles come from the Lost Coast Trail as mapped in OpenStreetMap.