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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.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 443 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.98330, -122.06434
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
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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 Aug 3: Fog, high 68°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

Transit-accessible: UCSC Arboretum stop 89 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Arboretum Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Arboretum Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/arboretum-pond-arboretum-pond-out-back-5-km-3ede

Trail surface

24% gravel17% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F54°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Tue 65°54°
Wed 67°53°
Thu 74°57°
Fri 82°61°
Sat 81°62°
Sun 73°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: UCSC Arboretum stop 89 m from the trailhead

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