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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.

Elevation

0 mi1,828 – 2,133 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canyon Trail 37.32355, -122.17420
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lost Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftReach Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Page Mill Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canyon-trail-lost-creek-loop-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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