Franciscan Trail–Live Oak Trail, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve near Emerald Lake Hills, CA. It climbs 597 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi299 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Stage Road 37.47365, -122.27988
Nearest town Emerald Lake Hills, CA
Directions
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Franciscan Trail–Live Oak Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 298–784 ft
Out & Back · Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Old Stage Road · 37.47365, -122.27988
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Edmonds Road & Crestview Drive stop 233 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Old Stage Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Franciscan Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Franciscan Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Live Oak Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Franciscan Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Old Stage Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Live Oak Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Franciscan Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Old Stage Road, heading N.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Edmonds Road & Crestview Drive stop 233 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Old Stage Road Trailhead
- Baywood Glen Trail–Edgewood Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Sunset Trail & Sylvan Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Edgewood Trail–Live Oak Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft
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