Ancient Oaks Trail–Badger's Byway Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. It climbs 844 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,021 – 2,526 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Badger's Byway Trail 37.33604, -122.22293
Nearest town Los Trancos Woods, CA
Directions
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Ancient Oaks Trail–Badger's Byway Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,020–2,525 ft
Out & Back · Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Badger's Byway Trail · 37.33604, -122.22293
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Bo Gimbal Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ancient Oaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Badger's Byway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bo Gimbal Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
79°60°
Wed
75°51°
Thu
90°50°
Fri
96°57°
Sat
93°53°
Sun
86°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
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