Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Lark Trail & Old Homestead Loop Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Lark Trail & Old Homestead Loop Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve near West Hartley, CA. It climbs 824 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lark Trail & Old Homestead Loop Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 265–897 ft
Out & Back · Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.96821, -121.82367
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Homestead Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right onto Lark Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Old Homestead Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Old Homestead Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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More from this trailhead
- Contra Loma Trail–Homestead Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Carbondale Trail–Lark Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
- Lark Trail–Old Homestead Loop Trail, 5 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,321 ft
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