Ipiwa Viewpoint–Horseshoe Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. The route passes Alpine Pond, Ipiwa Viewpoint and Horseshoe Lake before reaching Horseshoe Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 970 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,008 – 2,494 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.31336, -122.19722
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Ipiwa Viewpoint–Horseshoe Viewpoint, 6 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,009–2,494 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.31336, -122.19722
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto New Ancient Oaks Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Alpine Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ipiwa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Ipiwa Viewpoint.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sunny Jim Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Horseshoe Lake.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Lambert Creek Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Horseshoe Viewpoint.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Loop Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Ipiwa Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lambert Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sunny Jim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ipiwa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto New Ancient Oaks Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F66°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
83°63°
Wed
81°50°
Thu
89°49°
Fri
95°56°
Sat
92°52°
Sun
85°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Old Page Mill Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Audrey's Viewpoint via New Ancient Oaks Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- New Ancient Oaks Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- New Ancient Oaks Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Ipiwa Viewpoint–Alpine Pond, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Charquin Trail via New Ancient Oaks Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 854 ft
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