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Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Cathermola Road & Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 52 min

Cathermola Road & Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve near Twin Creeks, CA. It climbs 268 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,982 – 3,297 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road 37.14636, -121.89453
Nearest town Twin Creeks, CA
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Cathermola Road & Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 52 min

Elevation 2,984–3,298 ft

Out & Back · Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road · 37.14636, -121.89453

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cathermola Road, heading S.
  3. 250 ftReach Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading N.
  5. 1.1 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/cathermola-road-mount-umunhum-loma-prieta-road-out-back

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 9 min before dark.

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