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Castle Rock State Park

Lookout Tower–Loughry Woods Trail, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Lookout Tower–Loughry Woods Trail, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Lookout Tower. It climbs 829 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,369 – 2,979 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.24591, -122.11049
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
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Lookout Tower–Loughry Woods Trail, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,369–2,978 ft

Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park

Trailhead: 37.24591, -122.11049

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftPass Lookout Tower.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miReach Lookout Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Service Road Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right onto Loughry Woods Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.5 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 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/lookout-tower-out-back-7-km-04de

Trail surface

87% dirt9% gravel2% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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