Mount Chual Open Space Preserve
Loma Prieta Road & Mount Chual Spur
8.9 mi · ▲ 2,784 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Loma Prieta Road & Mount Chual Spur is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Chual Open Space Preserve near Twin Creeks, CA. It climbs 2,784 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Loma Prieta Road & Mount Chual Spur
8.9 mi · ▲ 2,784 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,079–3,521 ft
Out & Back · Mount Chual Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: connector · 37.10615, -121.84784
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Loma Prieta Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Chual Spur, heading N.
- 2.8 miReach Loma Prieta Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Loma Prieta Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from connector Trailhead
- Crystal Peak & Loma Prieta Road via Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Mount Chual & Loma Prieta Road via Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Cathermola Road & Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road 10 mi · ▲ 1,285 ft
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