Jewel Lake–Memory Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route reaches Jewel Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 475 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi554 – 902 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.89989, -122.25576
Nearest town Cragmont, CA
Directions
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Jewel Lake–Memory Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 556–902 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.89989, -122.25576
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Anza stop 15 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Selby Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Jewel Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake Anza stop 15 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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