The southern end of the trail is a timber trestle over Pudding Creek, and the trail parallels the Pacific coast north to Ward Avenue. The  haul road was abandoned when  of the road's asphalt concrete pavement was washed out by flooding in 1983.
At the trail's southern end, there's a timber trestle spanning Pudding Creek, and the route follows the coastline north until reaching Ward Avenue. However, the haul road was eventually shut down after heavy rain in 1983 damaged its asphalt surface.