There are lots of places to get into trouble along California's Lost Coast. One of the easiest places is about 0.8 miles north of Sea Lion Gulch. At this point, there is a rocky headland which is impassable at most tide levels. At youtube there is a video of some people trying to get around this point. Also, at the LCT Ranger Myspace page, there are some more photos with labels of this dangerous location.
When you get to the "hat rock", as seen in these photos (if headed south from Mattole), it is essential to go left and up the small creek, following cairns and other trail makers to a high route that detours this rock.
Walking north from Cooskie, the hat rock is also visible before getting into trouble. There is a marked trail to a gate... go through the gate and continue uphill watching for signs and markers.
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Thanks for the heads up on the detour. It wasn't mentioned to us at the BLM office, but when I saw that "hat rock" I knew right away where we were and followed the well marked trail up and over the detour.
One thing to look out for coming down the other side is a metal spike sticking out of the trail. We tried kicking it a few times to get it to come out but it wouldn't budge. It was directly up hill from the old run down cabin before the switch backs leading down to the gate. Hopefully someone with a shovel can take care of that before someone steps directly down on it.
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