Cielo Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (permit area) near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 918 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,486 – 2,136 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.38907, -122.27994
Nearest town Sky Londa, CA
Directions
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Cielo Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 918 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,487–2,137 ft
Out & Back · La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (permit area)
Trailhead: 37.38907, -122.27994
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cielo Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Cielo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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