Patrick’s Point – Rim Trail

Posted by Karen on 22-May-2009

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I drove to Patrick’s Point State Park last night and set up camp for a long weekend on the north coast. After a lazy morning, I put on my new hiking shoes and took a stroll along the Rim Trail that follows the rim of the coast.  I don’t know why, but every time I visit the north coast I am blown away by how many varieties of wildflowers there are. The trail, like the campground, is very protected from the ocean wind by the thick vegetation and humongous ferns and makes for a pleasant hike. Along the trail, there are some short steep trails that lead down to the ocean.  Of course a couple of hundred steps down, means a couple of hundred steps back up!  Using these spurs, I checked out Rocky Point, Patrick’s Point, Wedding Rock and Mussel Rock.  I decided to just view Agate Beach from the rim.  Weddings really do happen at Wedding Rock; while there I met a guy who was checking it out because he was attending a wedding there tomorrow at noon (he wasn’t thrilled.. LOL).

GPS Stats: • Odometer: 3.04 miles • Total Time: 3:13 • Moving Time: 1:19 • Moving Average: 2.3 mph • Overall Average: 0.9 mph

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2 Responses to “Patrick’s Point – Rim Trail”

1. Carol says:

   01-Jun-2009 at 5:43 pm

   It looks really lovely!

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2. Karen says:

   01-Jun-2009 at 7:59 pm

   Very lovely indeed. I find it very relaxing up there, too bad they don’t get much sunshine! lol

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