Las Trampas to Briones Trail via Clyde Wood Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Las Trampas to Briones Trail via Clyde Wood Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Land Bank near Saranap, CA. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Las Trampas to Briones Trail via Clyde Wood Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 619–1,108 ft
Out & Back · Land Bank
Trailhead: 37.85292, -122.07787
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Clyde Wood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Las Trampas to Briones Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Las Trampas to Briones Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Clyde Wood Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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