Edwards Creek Viewpoint–Crockett Ranch Trail, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Crockett Hills Regional Park near Valona, CA. The route reaches Edwards Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Edwards Creek Viewpoint–Crockett Ranch Trail, 4 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 55 min
Elevation 136–548 ft
Out & Back · Crockett Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Crockett Ranch Trail · 38.04659, -122.22144
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: John Swett High School stop 655 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crockett Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Edwards Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Wood Rat Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Edwards Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wood Rat Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Edwards Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Edwards Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Wood Rat Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Edwards Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wood Rat Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Edwards Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crockett Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 0.6 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: John Swett High School stop 655 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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