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Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve–Artemisia Trail, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve–Artemisia Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Leona Heights, CA. The route reaches Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve. It climbs 716 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Leona Trail 37.78773, -122.16371
Nearest town Leona Heights, CA
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Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve–Artemisia Trail, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 575–1,012 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Leona Trail · 37.78773, -122.16371

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 60°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Merritt College stop 425 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Leona Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Artemisia Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miReach Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Leona Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/leona-trail-out-back-4-km-a895

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 60°F53°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity96%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 61°54°
Tue 72°54°
Wed 87°55°
Thu 76°56°
Fri 78°56°
Sat 76°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Merritt College stop 425 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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