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Home » Hikes in Hiking Humboldt Volume 2 » Region C: Urban Corridor – Arcata North

Region C: Urban Corridor – Arcata North

Urban Corridor – Arcata North
Photo by Ann Wallace

Arcata, McKinleyville, and the Samoa Peninsula (Urban Corridor – Arcata North) offer a rich array of trails complemented by some surprisingly pleasant urban and road walking opportunities. In addition, several new trails are in the planning stages, such as the McKinleyville Community Services District efforts to extend the Mid-Town Trail or formalize the existing social trail that follows the Mad River south from the end of Ocean Drive. Soon the Arcata Ridge Trail will link West End Road with Sunny Brae and the Bay Trail will forge on south along the North Coast Railroad Authority right-of-way. And Manila has been funded for a multi-modal path along the north side of CA 255. These are all exciting developments.

The bay and beaches, dunes and marshes, bottomlands, and redwood forests make for a variety of settings for the many walking options in this Urban Corridor. While the beloved Hammond Trail, the Ma-le’l Dunes, the Arcata Community Forest, and Arcata Marsh are the most widely known walking resources, many other possibilities exist. A spring walk among the blossoms of Azalea Park Natural Reserve or an evening on the grounds of Potawot Village or a weekend stroll through the beautiful Humboldt State University campus are unique resources rarely considered. Enjoy the recently completed South Fork Janes Creek Loop or the surprisingly strenuous Beith Creek Loop.

  1. McKinleyville Mid Town Trail Loop
  2. Hammond Trail
    1. Hiller Park –School Road Loop
  3. Chah-GAH-Cho Trail
  4. Azalea State Preserve
  5. Mad Rivcr/Arcata Bottoms (Several Options)
  6. Potawot Health Village
  7. Arcata Historical/Architectural Walk
  8. Arcata Community Forest
    1. Redwood Park
    2. Fickle Hill Road
  9. Arcata Ridge Trail – South Fork Janes Creek Loop Trail
  10. Arcata Ridge Trail — Beith Creek Loop Trail
  11. Humboldt State University – Campus Walk
  12. Jacoby Creek Forest Trail
  13. Arcata Marsh
    1. Shorebird Loop
    2. Central Marsh Circuit
    3. The Oxidation Pond Loop
  14. Bay Trail North (Arcata City Trail)
    1. Samoa south to Jacoby Creek
  15. Ma-le’l Dunes
  16. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
  17. Manila Dunes Recreational Area
    1. North Side Highway 255 Trail
  18. Samoa Loop
  19. North Jetty Area – Samoa Boat Ramp County Park and Samoa Dunes Recreation Area (BLM)

Other options in the area that deserve a short mention – Lanphere Dunes (access is permit only), Golf Course Loop, Panorama Drive, Kokte Ranch, Lynn Vietor Nature Trail

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