Lookout Tower & Loughry Woods Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Lookout Tower at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,373 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,369 – 3,002 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.23434, -122.10417
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Lookout Tower & Loughry Woods Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 2,369–3,003 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: 37.23434, -122.10417
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Goat Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Service Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Loughry Woods Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Lookout Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Loughry Woods Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Service Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Goat Rock Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt8% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F71°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
85°66°
Wed
82°50°
Thu
93°50°
Fri
98°56°
Sat
97°59°
Sun
91°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Goat Rock & Ridge Trail via Saratoga Gap Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Ridge Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Saratoga Gap Trail via Ridge Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft
- Summit Rock–Service Road Trail, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
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