Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve
Prairie View Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Prairie View Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve near Allegro Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie View Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 213–427 ft
Out & Back · Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 36.98035, -122.06530
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 380 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Coast Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Prairie View Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, 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 (~37 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Arboretum stop 380 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Prairie View Trail 3 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Prairie View Trail 3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Prairie View Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- The Triangle–Arboretum Pond, 3 groves 3.3 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Mailboxes–Red Mailbox, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 931 ft
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