Edgewood Trail–Live Oak Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile loop in Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve near Emerald Lake Hills, CA. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 873 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sylvan Trail 37.47299, -122.27803
Nearest town Emerald Lake Hills, CA
Directions
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Edgewood Trail–Live Oak Trail Loop, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 230–873 ft
Loop · Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Sylvan Trail · 37.47299, -122.27803
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Edmonds Road & Crestview Drive stop 363 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Edgewood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Stage Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Franciscan Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Live Oak Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sylvan Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Edmonds Road & Crestview Drive stop 363 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sylvan Trail Trailhead
- Baywood Glen Trail–Edgewood Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Franciscan Trail–Live Oak Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Sunset Trail & Sylvan Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 558 ft
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