Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 6 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach and Lake Anza. It climbs 808 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 1,171 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wildcat Gorge Trail 37.89399, -122.24601
Nearest town Cragmont, CA
Directions
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Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 6 sights
3 mi · ▲ 808 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 680–1,171 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Wildcat Gorge Trail · 37.89399, -122.24601
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Brazilian Room stop 76 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mineral Springs Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Springs Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Curran Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Lake Anza, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Seaview Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Curran Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Brazilian Room stop 76 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,212 ft
- Wildcat Peak–Rotary Peace Grove Overlook, 10 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,348 ft
- Rotary Peace Grove–Lake Anza, 9 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 7 sights 9 mi · ▲ 958 ft
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