Los Capitancillos Ponds–Almaden Lake Park Beach, 4 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Alamitos, CA. The route passes Almaden Lake Park Beach, Los Alamitos Percolation Ponds, Los Capitancillos Ponds and Los Capitancillos Ponds. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi200 – 276 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Guadalupe Creek Trail 37.24513, -121.87479
Nearest town Alamitos, CA
Directions
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Los Capitancillos Ponds–Almaden Lake Park Beach, 4 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 201–274 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Guadalupe Creek Trail · 37.24513, -121.87479
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Almaden Expressway & Via Monte Drive stop 51 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Guadalupe Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Almaden Lake Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Los Alamitos Percolation Ponds.
- 50 ftPass Los Capitancillos Ponds.
- 0.8 miPass Los Capitancillos Ponds.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Los Capitancillos Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 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
100% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Almaden Expressway & Via Monte Drive stop 51 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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