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HIKING ROUTE

# Hinckley Basin Fire Road

Santa Cruz · approximately 3.1 mapped miles in California

[Santa Cruz parks ↗](https://caparks.org/counties/santa-cruz)

## The mapped route.

Only the mapped California portions are shown. Mileage is estimated from those lines, including mapped branches, and may differ from an official trail length. Disconnected lines are not instructions to cross unmapped land.

[View this route on OpenStreetMap ↗](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/14064306)

## Plan before you walk.

**Mapped distance**: 3.1 miles in California; approximate

**Route type**: Hiking route

**OSM walking network**: Local

This route comes from community-maintained map data. Access, trail condition, difficulty, seasonal restrictions, and the route’s continuity have not been independently verified. Follow current official maps, signs, and closures.

## Parks along the mapped route.

Links indicate a mapped boundary overlap, not confirmation that the park manages every segment.

[The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park ↗](https://caparks.org/parks/the-forest-of-nisene-marks-state-park)

## Notices from parks along this route.

Each notice retains its own park, area, or regional scope. These notices do not establish a closure of the entire trail.

Closure noticeTrails & roads

### The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park: Aptos Creek Trail, Five Finger Falls approach and West Ridge Trail Camp

Park-specific information

- [Aptos Creek Trail, Five Finger Falls approach and West Ridge Trail Camp](https://caparks.org/parks/the-forest-of-nisene-marks-state-park)

Storm damage and erosion close these routes and the trail camp. Road erosion also creates single-lane sections; check the current park map and follow closures.

[Read the official notice: California State Parks visitor directory ↗](https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=666)Source checked Oct 20, 2026

## Source & map data

Trail data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), under the [Open Database License (ODbL)](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/). [OSM relation 14064306](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/14064306) · source snapshot Oct 20, 2026 · imported Oct 20, 2026.

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