Horseshoe Lake–Chestnut Trail, 5 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. The route reaches Horseshoe Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,435 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 2,412 ft · steepest grade: 30%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Page Mill Trail 37.28854, -122.19615
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Horseshoe Lake–Chestnut Trail, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,435 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Elevation 785–2,412 ft
Out & Back · Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Old Page Mill Trail · 37.28854, -122.19615
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 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.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto Portola Heights Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Peters Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Chestnut Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tree Farm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Horseshoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tree Farm Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chestnut Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Peters Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Portola Heights Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Ridge Road, heading S.
- 3.8 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F55°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
86°58°
Wed
79°53°
Thu
93°54°
Fri
98°60°
Sat
94°57°
Sun
86°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 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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