Wildcat Canyon Regional Park

Laurel Canyon Road–Rifle Range Road Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,752 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Laurel Canyon Road–Rifle Range Road Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park near East Richmond Heights, CA. It climbs 1,752 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 1,184 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rifle Range Road Trail 37.93241, -122.29593
Nearest town East Richmond Heights, CA

Directions

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Laurel Canyon Road–Rifle Range Road Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,752 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 366–1,183 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Canyon Regional Park

Trailhead: Rifle Range Road Trail · 37.93241, -122.29593

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Arlington Boulevard & Madera Drive stop 425 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Rifle Range Road Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Conlon Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Peak Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Laurel Canyon Road, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Sylvan Trail, heading S.
  10. 500 ftReach Rifle Range Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftTurn right onto Loop Road, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Laurel Canyon Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Peak Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miBear left onto Conlon Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miSharp right onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rifle Range Road Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% gravel11% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Arlington Boulevard & Madera Drive stop 425 m from the trailhead

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