El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve

Blue Blossom Trail & Lawrence Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft · 2 hr

Blue Blossom Trail & Lawrence Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 1,076 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,132 – 2,116 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.38740, -122.29803
Nearest town Sky Londa, CA

Directions

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Blue Blossom Trail & Lawrence Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 1,131–2,117 ft

Out & Back · El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 37.38740, -122.29803

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Blossom Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.9 miReach Lawrence Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right onto Blue Blossom Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F66°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 79°62°
Wed 76°48°
Thu 72°47°
Fri 77°48°
Sat 70°47°
Sun 64°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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