Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Five Points Road & School Road via Long Ridge Road
11.2 mi · ▲ 3,108 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Five Points Road & School Road via Long Ridge Road is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 3,108 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Five Points Road & School Road via Long Ridge Road
11.2 mi · ▲ 3,108 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 785–2,117 ft
Out & Back · Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Old Page Mill Trail · 37.28854, -122.19615
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Old Page Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Long Ridge Road, heading E.
- 3.4 miSharp left onto Five Points Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto School Road, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Five Points Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Five Points Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Long Ridge Road, heading N.
- 3.4 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Old Page Mill Trail Trailhead
- Peters Creek Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Long Ridge Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft
- Old Page Mill Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Diablo Way via Long Ridge Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 2,174 ft
- Long Ridge Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft
- Ohlone Way via Long Ridge Road 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft
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