Laurelwood Park Trail–Salson Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Mountain Open Space near Laurel, CA. It climbs 693 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 525 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail 37.52490, -122.32247
Nearest town Laurel, CA
Directions
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Laurelwood Park Trail–Salson Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 235–524 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Mountain Open Space
Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail · 37.52490, -122.32247
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: West Hillsdale Boulevard & Caxton Court stop 538 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Amphitheater Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Laurelwood Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Skymont Cross Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Laurelwood Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Salson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Laurelwood Park Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Amphitheater Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Hillsdale Boulevard & Caxton Court stop 538 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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