Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve & Ranch Trail via Goldenrod Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Eastmont, CA. The route reaches Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 667 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grass Valley Trail 37.77765, -122.12667
Nearest town Eastmont, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve & Ranch Trail via Goldenrod Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 612–1,157 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Grass Valley Trail · 37.77765, -122.12667
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grass Valley Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Goldenrod Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Skyline Boulevard Singletrack, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Goldenrod Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grass Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
63% dirt3% gravel34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Grass Valley Trail Trailhead
- MacDonald Trail 3 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Soaring Hawk Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Brandon Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Brandon Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Brandon Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Goldenrod Trail & Ranch Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Eastmont, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Eastmont, California