Cielo Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (permit area) near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 726 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,437 – 2,136 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.38822, -122.27341
Nearest town Sky Londa, CA
Directions
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Cielo Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,438–2,137 ft
Out & Back · La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (permit area)
Trailhead: 37.38822, -122.27341
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cielo Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Cielo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F68°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
78°50°
Thu
85°50°
Fri
92°53°
Sat
89°51°
Sun
83°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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