Rotary Peace Grove–Lake Anza Beach, 8 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Tilden Nature Area near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach and Jewel Lake before reaching Rotary Peace Grove at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,432 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 1,175 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wildcat Gorge Trail 37.89886, -122.25266
Nearest town Cragmont, CA
Directions
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Rotary Peace Grove–Lake Anza Beach, 8 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 515–1,173 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Nature Area
Trailhead: Wildcat Gorge Trail · 37.89886, -122.25266
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake Anza stop 281 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Brook Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Selby Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Jewel Lake.
- 300 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Jewel Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Sylvan Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Wildcat Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Rotary Peace Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Sylvan Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Jewel Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
70% dirt1% paved29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake Anza stop 281 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Wildcat Gorge Trail Trailhead
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
- Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 727 ft
- Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 7 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 811 ft
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