Ancient Oaks Trail & Ridge Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 535 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,215 – 2,526 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.33001, -122.21461
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Ancient Oaks Trail & Ridge Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 2,214–2,525 ft
Out & Back · Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.33001, -122.21461
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Bo Gimbal Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ancient Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Ridge 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 NE.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F59°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
77°58°
Wed
73°49°
Thu
88°48°
Fri
94°56°
Sat
92°51°
Sun
84°47°
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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