High Meadow Viewpoint–Hill Trail, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve near The Highlands, CA. The route reaches High Meadow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,214 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi364 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rancho San Antonio Bike Path 37.33297, -122.08831
Nearest town The Highlands, CA
Directions
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High Meadow Viewpoint–Hill Trail, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 363–956 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.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Tree Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Wildcat Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach High Meadow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bay Tree Cutoff Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Stephen E. Abbors Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 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.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% paved1% boardwalk94% 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°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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