Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 8 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Jewel Lake and Lake Anza Beach. It climbs 1,347 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 984 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wildcat Creek Trail 37.90926, -122.26547
Nearest town Cragmont, CA
Directions
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Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 8 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 515–984 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Wildcat Creek Trail · 37.90926, -122.26547
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Enrivonmental Center stop 80 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Jewel Lake.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Curran Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Meadows Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miReach Lake Anza Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Curran Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Brook Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Selby Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
83% dirt1% paved16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Enrivonmental Center stop 80 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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