Thought the Lost Coast Trail in California was overhyped until I did it last fall

Everyone kept saying it was just a flat beach walk. Did the 25 mile northern section over 4 days. The tide charts were no joke, had to wait 2 hours once. The constant sand walking wrecked my ankles. Anyone have a good route that's actually tough but not just a slog?

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willow_garcia13d ago

My buddy tried it and ended up with such bad shin splints he had to hitch a ride out on a ranger's ATV.

riley_price13d ago

Was that before or after the ranger laughed at him?