Loma Alta Open Space Preserve

Gunsight Fire Road–Oak Manor Fire Road, 3 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,618 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Gunsight Fire Road–Oak Manor Fire Road, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Loma Alta Open Space Preserve near Sleepy Hollow, CA. It climbs 1,618 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 1,342 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Manor Fire Road 38.00831, -122.59528
Nearest town Sleepy Hollow, CA

Directions

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Gunsight Fire Road–Oak Manor Fire Road, 3 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,618 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 483–1,343 ft

Out & Back · Loma Alta Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Oak Manor Fire Road · 38.00831, -122.59528

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on Oak Manor Fire Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Smith Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Gunsight Fire Road, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miReach Oak Manor Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Smith Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left onto Oak Manor Fire Road, heading SW.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 84°57°
Wed 81°52°
Thu 94°54°
Fri 99°55°
Sat 99°53°
Sun 94°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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