Pudding Creek Trestle

Historic wooden train trestle spanning a wide gorge along the coast, built in 1915

The Pudding Creek Trestle runs across the beach at the mouth of Pudding Creek in Fort Bragg. It was built in 1916 to transport logs to the Fort Bragg lumber mill on the old Haul Road. Originally a railroad, the Ten Mile Branch, the road was later paved and used by loggers. Today it is a hiking trail from Fort Bragg to the mouth of the Ten Mile River, although large sections have been washed out in recent storms. The name "Haul Road" (not "Hall Road") refers to the hauling of logs. The name has proven confusing to some, so the road (now trail) was renamed the "Ten Mile Coastal Trail", although it is still referred to locally as Haul Road. The Pudding Creek Trestle was not repaired and reopened to foot traffic until November 16, 2007.