Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Lougher Loop Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Lougher Loop Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve near Somersville, CA. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lougher Loop Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 508–1,112 ft
Out & Back · Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Raildroad Bed Trail · 37.95792, -121.86227
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Raildroad Bed Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lougher Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Raildroad Bed Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Raildroad Bed Trail Trailhead
- Lougher Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Carbondale Trail–Lark Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Lougher Ridge Trail via Lougher Loop Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft
- Chaparral Loop Trail & Nortonville Trail via Black Diamond Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
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