Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve
Arboretum Pond & Prairie View Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Arboretum Pond & Prairie View Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve near Allegro Heights, CA. The route reaches Arboretum Pond. It climbs 279 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arboretum Pond & Prairie View Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 122–444 ft
Out & Back · Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 36.98330, -122.06434
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: UCSC Arboretum stop 89 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Arboretum Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Arboretum Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Arboretum stop 89 m from the trailhead
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