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Goat Rock & Ridge Trail via Saratoga Gap Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Goat Rock. It climbs 493 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,746 – 3,009 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.23434, -122.10417
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA

Directions

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Goat Rock & Ridge Trail via Saratoga Gap Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 2,746–3,010 ft

Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park

Trailhead: 37.23434, -122.10417

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Goat Rock Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miPass Goat Rock.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftReach Goat Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Goat Rock Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 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 surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F71°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 85°66°
Wed 82°50°
Thu 93°50°
Fri 98°56°
Sat 97°59°
Sun 91°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

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