Ewing Hill–Upper High Meadow Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve near The Highlands, CA. The route passes Upper High Meadow Viewpoint and Ewing Hill. It climbs 3,937 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi364 – 2,284 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rancho San Antonio Bike Path 37.33297, -122.08831
Nearest town The Highlands, CA
Directions
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Ewing Hill–Upper High Meadow Viewpoint, 7 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,937 ft · 7 hr
Elevation 363–2,284 ft
Out & Back · Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Rancho San Antonio Bike Path · 37.33297, -122.08831
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 88°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stephen E. Abbors Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miPass Upper High Meadow Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Black Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Black Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Ewing Hill.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Ewing Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Stephen E. Abbors Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
5% dirt2% paved93% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 88°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Wed
92°54°
Thu
100°58°
Fri
105°63°
Sat
105°65°
Sun
100°60°
Mon
98°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~187 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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