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Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 7 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach, Lake Anza and Jewel Lake. It climbs 958 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi364 – 942 ft9.6 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, 7 sights

9 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 365–941 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

  1. Start on Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
  3. 0.1 miPass Lake Anza.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Selby Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Anza Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Selby Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miPass Jewel Lake.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
  18. 2 miTurn right onto Leonards trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftReach Lake Anza, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 450 ftBear right onto Leonards trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading W.
  23. 2 miTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miBear left onto Lake Anza Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading E.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

81% dirt5% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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

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