Contra Loma Trail–Homestead Trail, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve near West Hartley, CA. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.97043, -121.82397
Nearest town West Hartley, CA
Directions
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Contra Loma Trail–Homestead Trail, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 222–776 ft
Out & Back · Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.97043, -121.82397
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Homestead Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto North Portal Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Contra Loma Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Stewartville Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
63% dirt32% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F56°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon
77°56°
Tue
86°54°
Wed
90°62°
Thu
87°65°
Fri
86°62°
Sat
86°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Old Homestead Loop Trail
- 4.6 mi · loop · via Old Homestead Loop Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Old Homestead Loop Trail
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Old Homestead Loop Trail
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via Old Homestead Loop Trail
- 7.1 mi · out & back · via Old Homestead Loop Trail
- 9.6 mi · out & back · via Old Homestead Loop Trail
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- Contra Loma Reservoir–East Shore Trail, 7 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,693 ft
- Lark Trail–Old Homestead Loop Trail, 5 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,321 ft
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- Lark Trail & Old Homestead Loop Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 824 ft
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