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Live Oak Trail–Serpentine Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile loop in Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve near Emerald Lake Hills, CA. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 873 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Edgewood Trail 37.46844, -122.28962
Nearest town Emerald Lake Hills, CA

Directions

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Live Oak Trail–Serpentine Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 51 min

Elevation 570–873 ft

Loop · Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Edgewood Trail · 37.46844, -122.28962

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Cordilleras Mental Health Center stop 698 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Serpentine Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Live Oak Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Serpentine Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Sunset Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Edgewood Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cordilleras Mental Health Center stop 698 m from the trailhead

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