Chapparal Trail & Skyline Trail via Richards Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Chapparal Trail & Skyline Trail via Richards Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Huddart County Park near Redwood Park, CA. It climbs 1,309 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Chapparal Trail & Skyline Trail via Richards Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 679–1,976 ft
Out & Back · Huddart County Park
Trailhead: Richards Road · 37.43390, -122.31624
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Richards Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Chapparal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Crystal Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Skyline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Chapparal Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Richards Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
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More from Richards Road Trailhead
- Skyline Trail & Summit Springs Trail via Richards Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft
- Lonely Trail & Raymundo Trail via Richards Road 6 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft
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