Carbondale Trail & Lark Trail via River View Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve near Somersville, CA. It climbs 771 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi476 – 1,089 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.97107, -121.86191
Nearest town Somersville, CA
Directions
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Carbondale Trail & Lark Trail via River View Trail
3 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 475–1,089 ft
Out & Back · Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.97107, -121.86191
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 95°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto River View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Lark Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto River View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Carbondale Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Lark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto River View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lark Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto River View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 95°F74°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Wed
92°63°
Thu
98°64°
Fri
103°68°
Sat
102°67°
Sun
99°66°
Mon
96°62°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lark Trail–River View Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft
- Homestead Trail–Lark Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft
- Acorn Trail–Corcoran Mine Trail, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 2,376 ft
- Contra Loma Trail–Homestead Trail, 6 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,724 ft
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