Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Canyon Trail–Lost Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 58 min
Canyon Trail–Lost Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Los Trancos Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 275 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Canyon Trail–Lost Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 58 min
Elevation 1,828–2,132 ft
Out & Back · Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Canyon Trail · 37.32355, -122.17420
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lost Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Page Mill Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Stevens Creek Nature Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Skid Road Trail via Stevens Creek Nature Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 762 ft
- Page Mill Trail & Pony Tracks Fire Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Turtle Rock–Wallace Stegner Bench, 8 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,985 ft
- Horseshoe Viewpoint–Horseshoe Lake, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft
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