El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Blue Blossom Trail–Lawrence Creek Trail, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Blue Blossom Trail–Lawrence Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 600 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Blossom Trail–Lawrence Creek Trail, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,905–2,216 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
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Oljon Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Spring Board Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Blossom Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Sierra Morena Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spring Board Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Oljon Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 3 summits 2.8 mi · ▲ 532 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
- Bear Gulch Trail & Sierra Morena Trail via Skyline Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft
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