Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 4 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near La Loma Park, CA. The route passes Lake Anza and Lake Anza Beach. It climbs 1,422 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi568 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grizzly Peak Trail 37.88341, -122.24482
Nearest town La Loma Park, CA
Directions
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Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 4 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 568–1,326 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Grizzly Peak Trail · 37.88341, -122.24482
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Space Sciences Lab/MSRI stop 285 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Selby Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Anza.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Anza Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Curran Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Meadows Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Lake Anza, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Meadows Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Curran Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lake Anza Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Selby Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Space Sciences Lab/MSRI stop 285 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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