Clarkia Trail–Franciscan Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve near Emerald Lake Hills, CA. It climbs 520 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi489 – 742 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Edgewood Trail 37.47292, -122.28223
Nearest town Emerald Lake Hills, CA
Directions
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Clarkia Trail–Franciscan Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 490–741 ft
Out & Back · Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Edgewood Trail · 37.47292, -122.28223
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Cordilleras Mental Health Center stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Start on Edgewood Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Franciscan Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Sunset Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Clarkia Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Franciscan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Edgewood Trail, heading N.
- 350 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 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cordilleras Mental Health Center stop 276 m from the trailhead
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