The Triangle & Arboretum Pond via East Meadow Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve near Allegro Heights, CA. The route passes Arboretum Pond before reaching The Triangle at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 430 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: East Meadow Trail 36.97405, -122.06480
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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The Triangle & Arboretum Pond via East Meadow Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 59 min
Elevation 321–429 ft
Out & Back · Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: East Meadow Trail · 36.97405, -122.06480
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 68°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Western Drive & Meder Street stop 570 m from the trailhead
- Start on East Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Arboretum Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach The Triangle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 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
39% gravel61% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 68°F53°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity83%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
64°53°
Tue
67°55°
Wed
76°55°
Thu
79°58°
Fri
75°59°
Sat
73°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Western Drive & Meder Street stop 570 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from East Meadow Trail Trailhead
- Moore Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Moore Creek Trail–UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 687 ft
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