Los Cerritos Pond–Figueroa Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Calero County Park near South Coyote, CA. The route passes Los Cerritos Pond and Los Cerritos Pond. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 781 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.16887, -121.75037
Nearest town South Coyote, CA
Directions
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Los Cerritos Pond–Figueroa Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 505–780 ft
Out & Back · Calero County Park
Trailhead: 37.16887, -121.75037
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Los Cerritos Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Figueroa Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Los Cerritos Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Oak Cove Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pena Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Los Cerritos Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Oak Cove Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Figueroa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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