AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Upper Los Gatos Creek Watershed Reserve

Cathermola Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 2,645 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Cathermola Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Upper Los Gatos Creek Watershed Reserve near Redwood Lodge, CA. It climbs 2,645 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 3,278 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cathermola Road 37.13392, -121.93689
Nearest town Redwood Lodge, CA
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Cathermola Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 2,645 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 993–3,279 ft

Out & Back · Upper Los Gatos Creek Watershed Reserve

Trailhead: Cathermola Road · 37.13392, -121.93689

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

  1. Start on Cathermola Road, heading SE.
  2. 4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cathermola Road, heading S.
  5. 250 ftReach Cathermola Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cathermola Road, heading SW.
  9. 3.9 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-out-back-14ea

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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