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Rancho San Antonio County Park

California bay tree & Hammond-Snyder Loop Trail via Permanente Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 48 min

California bay tree & Hammond-Snyder Loop Trail via Permanente Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Rancho San Antonio County Park near The Highlands, CA. The route reaches California bay tree. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 456 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Meadow Trail 37.33319, -122.09443
Nearest town The Highlands, CA
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California bay tree & Hammond-Snyder Loop Trail via Permanente Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 48 min

Elevation 339–457 ft

Out & Back · Rancho San Antonio County Park

Trailhead: Lower Meadow Trail · 37.33319, -122.09443

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Lower Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miPass California bay tree.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Permanente Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Permanente Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hammond-Snyder Loop Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miReach California bay tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Permanente Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Permanente Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/california-bay-tree-hammond-snyder-loop-trail-out-back-4-km-f2bc

Trail surface

23% gravel22% dirt1% boardwalk1% paved53% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F55°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 73°53°
Tue 88°52°
Wed 91°56°
Thu 88°56°
Fri 86°56°
Sat 88°53°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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