Bear Gulch Trail & Sierra Morena Trail via Skyline Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 2,516 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi495 – 2,251 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.39956, -122.29460
Nearest town Sky Londa, CA
Directions
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Bear Gulch Trail & Sierra Morena Trail via Skyline Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Elevation 496–2,252 ft
Out & Back · El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.39956, -122.29460
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Molder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Bear Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miReach Sierra Morena Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Molder Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
83% dirt1% paved16% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F66°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
78°62°
Wed
75°48°
Thu
72°47°
Fri
77°48°
Sat
70°47°
Sun
63°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 3 summits 2.8 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Blue Blossom Trail–Lawrence Creek Trail, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- Morena Sierra–Methuselah, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,329 ft
- Blue Blossom Trail–Lawrence Creek Trail, 4 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
- Alambique Trail–Loop Trail, 6 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,029 ft
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