Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near La Loma Park, CA. The route passes Lake Anza and Lake Anza Beach. It climbs 919 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi791 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Golf Course Trail 37.88619, -122.23272
Nearest town La Loma Park, CA
Directions
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Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 790–1,326 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Golf Course Trail · 37.88619, -122.23272
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Golf Course Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Redwood Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Golf Course Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Redwood Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Grizzly Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Selby Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Anza.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Anza Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Mineral Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Anza, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Anza Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Selby Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Redwood Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Golf Course Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Redwood Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Golf Course Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
66% dirt1% boardwalk33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Golf Course Trail via Grizzly Peak Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 528 ft
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