Aquinas Trail & Montevina Ridge Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Aquinas Trail & Montevina Ridge Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in El Sereno Open Space Preserve near Saratoga, CA. It climbs 847 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,969 – 2,579 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.22401, -122.03691
Nearest town Saratoga, CA
Directions
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Aquinas Trail & Montevina Ridge Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,970–2,578 ft
Out & Back · El Sereno Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.22401, -122.03691
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 69°F / low 50° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Montevina Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Aquinas Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Montevina Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aquinas Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Aquinas Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Montevina Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Aquinas Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Montevina Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
71% gravel29% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 69°F50°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity52%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat
69°51°
Sun
76°46°
Mon
80°43°
Tue
81°46°
Wed
70°46°
19%
Thu
84°55°
18%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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- Montevina Ridge Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft
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