California bay tree–High Meadow Trail, 5 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve near Loyola, CA. The route reaches California bay tree at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,140 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi341 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rogue Valley Trail 37.33631, -122.10636
Nearest town Loyola, CA
Directions
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California bay tree–High Meadow Trail, 5 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 341–956 ft
Out & Back · Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Rogue Valley Trail · 37.33631, -122.10636
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Rogue Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto High Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bay Tree Cutoff Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Stephen E. Abbors Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach California bay tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stephen E. Abbors Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Tree Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Wildcat Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto High Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildcat Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
11% dirt6% paved83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rogue Valley Trail Trailhead
- Wildcat Loop Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- High Meadow Trail & Wildcat Loop Trail 3 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Rogue Valley Trail–Upper Rogue Valley Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Upper Rogue Valley Trail & Wildcat Loop Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 606 ft
- Chamise Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Upper Wildcat Canyon Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 851 ft
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