Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)
Long Ridge Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Long Ridge Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 1,400 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Long Ridge Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 785–1,811 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)
Trailhead: Old Page Mill Trail · 37.28854, -122.19615
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Old Page Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Long Ridge Road, heading E.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Old Page Mill Trail Trailhead
- Old Page Mill Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Peters Creek Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Horseshoe Lake–Chestnut Trail, 5 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,435 ft
- Five Points Road & School Road via Long Ridge Road 11.2 mi · ▲ 3,108 ft
- Long Ridge Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft
- Long Ridge Trail–Portola Heights Road, 3 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,595 ft
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